--- title: Managing CSS Z-Index In Large Projects | daily.dev description: Z-index continues to trip up developers of all experience levels. Here is an easy-to-implement mini-framework based on existing conventions that brings clarity... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/managing-css-z-index-in-large-projects-jzm9y9a7d twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Managing CSS Z-Index In Large Projects | daily.dev og:description: Z-index continues to trip up developers of all experience levels. Here is an easy-to-implement mini-framework based on existing conventions that brings clarity... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/managing-css-z-index-in-large-projects-jzm9y9a7d og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JZm9Y9A7d.png og:image:alt: Managing CSS Z-Index In Large Projects og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Managing CSS Z-Index In Large Projects **[Smashing Magazine](https://daily.dev/sources/smashing)** · 12 min read · 11 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Z-index continues to trip up developers of all experience levels. Here is an easy-to-implement mini-framework based on existing conventions that brings clarity and confidence to working with z-index. We use abstractions and conventions to hide away the tricky and error-prone parts, which in turn makes it easier for everyone to do the same task. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@idoshamun** · 1 upvotes > Such an awesome idea! 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