Oct 7, 2016

37 Must-Have Cheat Sheets and Quick References for Web Developers and Designers

A Cheat Sheet, also known as a crib sheet or quick reference guide, is a concise set of notes used for quick reference. It is a document containing summarized information used for quick reference. Most Web developers and Web designers know that cheat sheets are extremely useful, where you can use them for quick reference and easy learning.
There are many cheat sheets available for Web developers and designers and it can get difficult to figure out the best ones. In this post, I have compiled the top 37 free cheat sheets that will save you money, time and mistakes.
Ok. I admit, I did not cover all Web programming, scripting languages, markup languages, frameworks and different Web technologies. It is impossible to list all cheat sheets in one post. That´s why in my next post I discussed the top 5 cheat-sheet Websites (Directories) for developers and designers, where you can choose the ones I missed.

CSS2

CSS is a language that gives Web developers control over how Web pages are displayed. Cascading Style Sheets Level 2 Revision 1 (CSS 2.1) Specification.

CSS 2 Visual Cheat Sheet

CSS 2 Visual Cheat Sheet.
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CSS2 Help Sheet

CSS2 Help Sheet.
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CSS ShortHand Property Cheat Sheet

CSS ShortHand Property Cheat Sheet.
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CSS3

CSS is the language for describing the presentation of Web pages, including colors, layout, and fonts. It allows to adapt the presentation to different types of devices, such as large screens, small screens, or printers. Cascading Style Sheets Level 3.

CSS3 Click Chart

CSS3 Click Chart.
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CSS3 Help Sheet

CSS3 Help Sheet.
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CSS3 Quick Reference Guide

CSS3 Quick Reference Guide.
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HTML5

HTML5 is a language for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web. It is the fifth revision of the HTML standard and as of October 2011 is still under development. Its core aims have been to improve the language with support for the latest multimedia while keeping it easily readable by humans and consistently understood by computers and devices. HTML5 – Wikipedia.

HTML5 Doctor

Element Index - HTML5 Doctor.
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HTML5 Quick reference Guide

HTML5 Quick reference Guide.
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HTML5 Elements

Periodic Table of HTML5 Elements.
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XHTML

XHTML is a variant of HTML that uses the syntax of XML, the Extensible Markup Language. XHTML has all the same elements as the HTML variant, but the syntax is slightly different.

XHTML Basic 1.1 Cheat Sheet

W3C XHTML Basic 1.1 Cheat Sheet.
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XHTML 1.0 Strict Cheat Sheet

W3C XHTML 1.0 Strict Cheat Sheet.
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XHTML Character Entity Reference

XHTML Character Entity Reference.
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JavaScript

JavaScript is a scripting language commonly used to add interactive elements to Web pages.

JavaScript Reference Card

JavaScript Reference Card.
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JavaScript and Browser Objects Quick Reference

JavaScript and Browser Objects Quick Reference.
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jQuery

jQuery is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development.

jQuery 1.6 Cheat Sheet

jQuery 1.6 API Cheat Sheet.
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Regular Expressions

In computing, a regular expression provides a concise and flexible means for “matching” (specifying and recognizing) strings of text, such as particular characters, words, or patterns of characters. Abbreviations for “regular expression” include “regex” and “regexp”.
This excellent Regular Expressions reference should be your first place for tutorials, examples and reference.

Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet

Regular Expressions Cheat Sheet.
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Regular Expression (.NET Framework)

Regular Expression Cheat Sheet (.NET Framework).
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PHP

PHP is an open source, server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages.

PHP Manual Quick Reference

PHP Manual Quick Reference.
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PHP Application Security Checklist

PHP Application Security Checklist.
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WordPress

WordPress is an open source blogging tool and publishing platform powered by PHP and MySQL. It is often customized into a CMS. It has many features including a plug-in architecture and a template system.
The WordPress Codex should be your first place for help and tutorials, information and documentation.

WordPress3.0 Cheat Sheet

WordPress3.0 Cheat Sheet.
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WordPress Cheat sheet

WordPress Cheat sheet.
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WordPress Help Sheet Wallpaper

WordPress Help Sheet Wallpaper.
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MySQL

MySQL is an open source RDBMS that relies on SQL for data processing.

Common MySQL Queries

Common MySQL Queries.
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Flash

Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to Web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast. More recently, it has been positioned as a tool for “Rich Internet Applications”.

Flash Professional & Flash Catalyst CS5

Flash Professional CS5 & Flash Catalyst CS5 cheat sheet.
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ActionScript

ActionScript is an object-oriented language used for the development of Websites targeting Adobe Flash Player.

ActionScript 3.0

ActionScript 3.0.
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Dreamweaver

Adobe Dreamweaver is a Web authoring and editing software that provides both visual and code-level capabilities for creating standards-based Websites and designs.

Dreamweaver CS5

Dreamweaver CS5 cheat sheet.
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Photoshop

Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems.

Photoshop CS5

Photoshop CS5 cheat sheet.
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Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts

Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet.
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Colors

Color Theory Quick Reference

Color Theory Quick Reference Poster.
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Color Reference Guide

Color Reference Guide.
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Fonts

Web Safe Fonts Cheat Sheet

Web Safe Fonts Cheat Sheet.
  1. Visit Website | Downloads: PDF (zipped) | image

Periodic Table of Typefaces

Periodic Table of Typefaces.
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SEO

Search Engine Optimization is the process of improving the visibility of a Website or a Web page in search engines via the “natural” or un-paid search results. In general, the earlier (or higher ranked on the search results page), and more frequently a Website appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine´s users.

SEO Cheat Sheet

SEO Cheat Sheet.
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On-Page SEO Cheatsheet

On-Page SEO Cheatsheet.
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Mobile Web

Mobile Web refers to the use of Internet-connected applications, or browser-based access to the Internet from a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer, connected to a wireless network.

Mobile Web Best Practices

W3C Mobile Web Best Practices Flipcards.
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Website Usability

Web usability is an approach to make Websites easy to use for an end-user (user-friendly), without the requirement that any specialized training be undertaken.

Website Usability Checklist

25-point Website Usability Checklist.
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What Beautiful HTML Looks Like

HyperText Markup Language, an authoring language used to create documents for the World Wide Web.
What Beautiful HTML Code Looks Like.
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