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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”

My 2023 Pick: text-wrap: balance

Headlines should dazzle and read like a breeze, even if screens play hard to predict. I've battled those annoying solo words at line's end (hello, widow words!), but guess what? Enter text-wrap: balance – one-liner-fix wizardry that's pure magic!

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

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Cascade Layers

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Shadow DOM Features

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Trigonometric Functions

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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

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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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