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Other CSS features.

CSS Variables (Custom Properties)

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We asked members of the CSS community to share their “pick of the year”

Ahmad Awais

VP DevRel & Google Developers Advisory Board founding member
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CSS Comparison Functions

CSS Comparison Functions
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CSS Comparison Functions
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Cascade Layers

Cascade Layers
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Cascade Layers

Shadow DOM Features

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Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometric Functions
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Trigonometric Functions

CSS Nesting

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Native CSS nesting, excluding pre- or post-processors.
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image-set()

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Individual Transform Properties

Individual Transform Properties
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Individual Transform Properties

Recommended Resources

Dynamic CSS with Custom Properties (aka CSS Variables)
Lea Verou
MIT

Dynamic CSS with Custom Properties (aka CSS Variables)

Modern browsers ship with CSS Custom Properties, also known as “CSS variables”, a superpower that enables us to create reusable components without any JavaScript dependencies needed
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