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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the web’s core styling language. For web developers, It’s one of the quickest technologies to get started with, but one of the hardest to master. Follow Una Kravets and Adam Argyle, Developer Advocates from Google, who gleefully breakdown complex aspects of CSS into digestible episodes covering everything from accessibility to z-index.

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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the web’s core styling language. For web developers, It’s one of the quickest technologies to get started with, but one of the hardest to master. Follow Una Kravets and Adam Argyle, Developer Advocates from Google, who gleefully breakdown complex aspects of CSS into digestible episodes covering everything from accessibility to z-index.

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091: Season 5 Wrap-up

10/3/2024
Una and Adam recap the season! They share their favorite features, stories, and use cases. Season 5 covered popovers, dialogs, top layers, trig functions, color functions, :has() tricks, balanced text wrapping, linear() easing, nesting, anchoring, state queries, view transitions, and scroll driven animation. What a year for CSS! Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:42:39

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090: Scroll-driven animations

9/26/2024
In this episode our esteemed guest returns! This time to help us grok Scroll Driven Animation. Learn all about scroll(), view(), animation-timeline, timeline-scope, animation-range, and more. Power those animations with off-the-main-thread CSS scroll animation powers. Resources: Bramus's Demos: All mentioned Demos + Tools + Video Course + DevTools Extension link → https://goo.gle/3Uw31up Video Course direct link: https://goo.gle/learn-scroll-driven-animations Adam's Demos: scroll() the hue wheel → https://goo.gle/4emb3NO CSS scroll() feature time warp → https://goo.gle/4exH3yv view() long bento list → https://goo.gle/4gtcCLx view() scrolly telling → https://goo.gle/3TAq2vA view() iOS-like app switcher → https://goo.gle/4etvCI6 view() variable font animation → https://goo.gle/4e8eJmd Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:46:33

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089: View transitions

9/19/2024
In this episode Una and Adam bring on an esteemed guest Bramus, who brings us deep knowledge on View Transitions. These are easy to get started with but difficult to master, but not with Bramus here to teach us. He'll be covering introductory to advanced API features and a big bag of examples and demos. Resources: Developer Documentation → https://goo.gle/4aHY7zo Quick intro to View Transitions (Google I/O 2023 video) → https://goo.gle/3ZieRLp What's new in View Transitions? (Google I/O 2024 video) → https://goo.gle/3zeYNj3 Misconceptions about View Transitions → https://goo.gle/3Tpsu7O Bramus's Demos: Collection of various demos, both SPA and MPA → https://goo.gle/3B4edY8 Accordion → https://goo.gle/3B4egDi Adam's Demos: Grid gallery → https://goo.gle/4giz0XV Always great grid → https://goo.gle/3MH68Lu Flexbox visualizer → https://goo.gle/47kmJOB Editable tabs → https://goo.gle/4ghNfMx Dollar number input → https://goo.gle/4e0FsBf Stateful morphing button → https://goo.gle/4ebBNR2 Drag and Drop → https://goo.gle/3XlP2Yn Isotope recreation → https://goo.gle/4dVX5lN Local development animated → https://goo.gle/3XHjm17 Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter → https://goo.gle/452aBRb YouTube → https://goo.gle/457oMnS Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face Host of Tools Today → https://goo.gle/4aI6JpC & Designing in the Browser 🎬 → https://goo.gle/4e4YTcM Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter → https://goo.gle/3yFnHYu Instagram → https://goo.gle/3wUb6QJ YouTube → https://goo.gle/4dZNKK7 @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 CSSWG → https://goo.gle/4bFErxq VisBug → https://goo.gle/4bDcVQZ The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast

Duration:00:41:51

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088: State queries

9/12/2024
In this episode, Una and Adam discuss a future web capability that builds on container queries: state queries. From CSS, this feature will be able to detect if a container is overflowing, when an element is scroll snapped, and when an element is stuck from position: sticky. Resources: :stuck, :snapped, :on-screen, etc → https://goo.gle/3WVhSi6 state queries syntax → https://goo.gle/3T2gI33 explainer → https://goo.gle/3XevW7x Intent To Prototype → https://goo.gle/3Au8rOY Scroll Snap Events → https://goo.gle/47koXO1 Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter → https://goo.gle/452aBRb YouTube → https://goo.gle/457oMnS Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face Host of Tools Today → https://goo.gle/4aI6JpC & Designing in the Browser 🎬 → https://goo.gle/4e4YTcM Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter → https://goo.gle/3yFnHYu Instagram → https://goo.gle/3wUb6QJ YouTube → https://goo.gle/4dZNKK7 @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 CSSWG → https://goo.gle/4bFErxq VisBug → https://goo.gle/4bDcVQZ The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast Watch more The CSS Podcast → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs #CSSPodcast #ChromeForDevelopers #Chrome Speaker: Una Kravets, Adam Argyle

Duration:00:23:13

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087: Anchor positioning

8/22/2024
In this episode Una and Adam explain anchor positioning and all its amazing features. Resources: Introducing the CSS anchor positioning API → https://goo.gle/3SWrvM5 CSS anchor positioning → https://goo.gle/4dwgmd9 Tab’s talk from CSS Day → https://goo.gle/4ds8g5B Una's Anchor Tool → https://goo.gle/3yDYDSd Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:38:02

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086: Nesting 2024+

8/8/2024
In this episode Una and Adam catch you up to the latest syntax features of CSS nesting. Resources: Episode 47 → https://goo.gle/3SvM9T4 Episode 65 → https://goo.gle/3ygA7X1 CSS Nesting Update → https://goo.gle/3WHCRpK Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:08:10

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085: Linear easing function fun

8/1/2024
In this episode Una and Adam cover the linear() CSS easing function that can create bounce and spring effects. Resources: Ep 22 on Animation → https://goo.gle/4frnp8y linear() generator → https://goo.gle/46xs2JZ Complex animation curves in CSS with linear() → https://goo.gle/4ftm0Oz Open Props premade spring and bounce variables → https://goo.gle/46uaGOc Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:16:10

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084: Text Wrap

7/11/2024
In this episode Una and Adam talk about text wrap, a great modern improvement to typography on the web platform. Learn how you can create logical layout rules for your headings and other copy with just one line of code. Resources: text-wrap on MDN → https://goo.gle/3zvwixd soft breaks → https://goo.gle/4cXKLAq Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:12:47

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083: :has() tips and tricks

7/3/2024
In this episode Una and Adam expand on episode 61 about :has() by focusing specifically on use cases, tips and tricks. Get inspired and discover new ways to make reactive UI from CSS. Resources: Ep 61 → https://goo.gle/4cID6pE Piccali → https://goo.gle/4ePKJMG Ahmad Shadeed → https://goo.gle/4bsk85F The Looper → https://goo.gle/3yKmXkI Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:36:14

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082: What's new in color & color functions

6/27/2024
In this episode Una and Adam provide a color update, covering changes to the specs and new functions. Links RCS calc() tool → https://goo.gle/4cRRJHt Apple Annie CSS Color Modules and Changes, Part I → https://goo.gle/3xtTr2A Lea verou article on RCS for contrast → https://goo.gle/3L3x5YF Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:18:24

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081: Trigonometric Functions

6/20/2024
In this episode Una and Adam share practical use cases, syntax and strategies for all the new math functions in CSS. From trig to algebra, they'll help you get a good idea on where and how these fit into your UI toolbelt. Links Ana Tudor tests your browser for CSS math function support → https://goo.gle/4cmBm5r Great guide and overview from Daniel Wilson → https://goo.gle/4enKgBe layout pow() → https://goo.gle/3RlvAsI Using Absolute Value, Sign, Rounding and Modulo in CSS Today → https://goo.gle/4aY3OJz Time based animation → https://goo.gle/3x6Dm2K CSS type casting to numeric: tan(atan2()) scalars by Jane Ori → https://goo.gle/4bZyrj2 Open Props v2 type ramp prototype with pow() as taught by Dan Wilson in their post → https://goo.gle/45uqikj CSS physics for transitions and keyframes with these math functions → https://goo.gle/3VltDgX Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:43:04

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80: Animating to and from top-layer

6/13/2024
In this episode Una and Adam continue talking about dialogs and popovers, but this time it's all about animating them into and out of the top layer.. We'll be introducing starting-style, a new mode for transitioning discrete properties, and the overlay property for smooth entry and exit animations. Links: top-layer CSS spec → https://goo.gle/4c2elUW Four new CSS features for smooth entry and exit animations by Una → https://goo.gle/3KpyB7e Using @starting-style and transition-behavior for enter and exit stage effects → https://goo.gle/452FG7p Popover on MDN → https://goo.gle/453xfss :popover-open on MDN → https://goo.gle/3x5XLVl Dialog and popover animated → https://goo.gle/3Kn1Ck7 Popover animated with nesting → https://goo.gle/3wW3Qns What is the top layer? → https://goo.gle/457rUjQ overlay property on MDN → https://goo.gle/3yKNRsT MDN demos → https://goo.gle/4c2eIyO Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:31:23

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79: Popover and Dialog

6/6/2024
The CSS Podcast is back, with an episode highlighting the popover API and dialog element! Learn what they can do, and when to use which when. Links Popover API lands in Baseline → https://goo.gle/3Vo2dIs Dialogs and popovers seem similar. How are they different? → https://goo.gle/3wXD1z5 Dialog dilemmas and modal mischief → https://goo.gle/3R9nmDE Semantics and the popover attribute → https://goo.gle/3Vl3NuM Building a dialog component GUI Challenges → https://goo.gle/4c0YFkK Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘

Duration:00:19:55

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78: Season 4 wrap!

12/6/2023
I can’t believe we’re already at the end of season 4! This season, we’ve been focusing on CSS gotchas and resolving these common CSS pitfalls. And alas, on our last episode of the season, we’re going to take a look back at all of those tips and tricks and pick some of our favorites to highlight in this recap episode. Links: Why isn’t percentage working → https://goo.gle/418EnBG Why isn’t my element stuck → https://goo.gle/3uSX7Jk Why isn’t my custom property the value I expect → https://goo.gle/47BcZPj How do I center a div → https://goo.gle/3RiOBLA Why isn’t my animation glitching → https://goo.gle/4a5fzPh Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs

Duration:00:19:58

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77: Why isn't percentage working here?

11/28/2023
In this episode, Una and Adam talk about percentage resolution for various properties like font-size, padding height and width. They break down and explain why percentages may not work or may not be what you expected. Links https://goo.gle/47XtWU1 Understanding CSS Percentage → https://goo.gle/3RhLJzG CSS Box Sizing Module Level 3 → https://goo.gle/46FRF9T Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs

Duration:00:15:05

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76: Why isn't my element stuck where I wanted it to stick?

11/15/2023
In this episode Una and Adam help you uncover moments where a sticky element isn't sticking. There are a couple of gotcha around implementing a sticky element and by the end of the show you'll know what they are and a few ways to work around them. Links: sticky stack - https://goo.gle/3QICxTz sticky desperado - https://goo.gle/3sC3OPj sticky slide - https://goo.gle/47bcRGb Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Chrome for Developers YouTube → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs

Duration:00:09:52

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75: Why isn't my custom property the value I expect?

10/27/2023
In this episode, Una and Adam discuss common gotchas with custom properties, which often feel fully reactive during use, but their limits and implementation details can popup at unexpected times and create a headache. They'll cover these situations and their solutions! Links: Value stages → https://goo.gle/3FDo7yA How custom property values are computed →https://goo.gle/49cOUiQ A complete guide to custom properties → https://goo.gle/40gtVb8 The big gotcha with custom properties → https://goo.gle/45VwUHe CodePen → https://goo.gle/3SdMnyY Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Chrome for Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs

Duration:00:19:32

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74: How do I center a div?

10/11/2023
In this episode we tackle one of the most asked questions of all CSS history.. how do I center this div? We'll cover multiple strategies that each have tradeoffs and super powers over each other. Links: Centering in CSS → https://goo.gle/3RRki02 Comparing grid and flex place-items and place-content → https://goo.gle/3ZE3NGM Centering in CSS: A Complete Guide → https://goo.gle/46xudw7 Centering examples from Una → https://goo.gle/3rF7lvR Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs

Duration:00:17:01

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73: Why is my animation glitching?

9/21/2023
On this episode of the #CSSpodcast, we’re diving into how to deal with glitchy animations in your code base! Links: MDN transform-style - https://goo.gle/45YFu8B MDN backface-visibility - https://goo.gle/46mPvfE Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs

Duration:00:25:50

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72: Why does my gradient have muddy colors in the middle?

9/8/2023
In this episode, we tackle the issues around getting undesirable gradient results. Sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the color space. We'll help you identify, assess and remedy muddy gradients. Links: HD color guide - https://goo.gle/3RhyvmP various gradients in color spaces - https://goo.gle/3Pc02TV modern css gradient tool - https://goo.gle/3P4KxNI try color mix - https://goo.gle/3r2toML color-mix() with white hover codepen - https://goo.gle/3Pw6mHm interpolation visualizer - https://goo.gle/45GwS6t Una Kravets (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Making the web more colorful ✨🎨 Web DevRel @googlechrome Unicorn face host of @toolsday & Designing in the Browser 🎬 Adam Argyle (co-host) Twitter | Instagram | YouTube @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; VisBug maker; punk; CSS/JS/UX addict; 💀🤘 Catch more episodes → https://goo.gle/CSSpodcast Subscribe to Google Chrome Developers → https://goo.gle/ChromeDevs The CSS Podcast #CSSpodcast

Duration:00:16:11