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NOV 20, 2025

Una and Bramus recap the season! They share some new updates and re-visit some of their favorite tips and tricks.Season 6 covered inline if() statements and custom functions, scroll state queries, carousel APIs, view transitions updates, anchor positioning, command invokers and interest invokers, customizable select, and a whole bunch of other CSS functions!

Resources:

Same-document view transitions have become Baseline Newly available → https://goo.gle/4nCyFSe
Solved by CSS Scroll State Queries: hide a header when scrolling down, show it again when scrolling up (scrolled state query) → https://goo.gle/49uQMpN
css-extras – A collection of useful CSS custom functions → https://goo.gle/4qFjIS5
CSS Mixins Specification (ED): Defining Mixins → https://goo.gle/3JpX4MZ
Invoker Commands: Scroll Commands (OpenUI Meeting Notes) → https://goo.gle/47onsQB
Anchored queries → https://goo.gle/4oMCvJT
Customizable select → https://goo.gle/4r9Xsjv

Una Kravets (co-host) Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome

Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; Scuba Diver 🤿

17 MIN

NOV 18, 2025

99: More CSS functions

In this episode of The CSS Podcast, Una and Bramus cover a bunch of CSS functions from comparison functions to tree counting functions, the random function, and more.

Resources: min(), max(), and clamp() Web Dev article → https://goo.gle/4nvMthu Article by Ahmad Shadeed → https://goo.gle/3JvPznI Comparison functions → https://goo.gle/3JmbJsx

sibling-count() and sibling-index() → https://goo.gle/3JCj33i

attr() CSS attr() gets an upgrade → https://goo.gle/3JCj33i New capabilities for attr() → https://goo.gle/47inI3p

light-dark() → https://goo.gle/3X703wQ

shape() Use shape() for responsive clipping → https://goo.gle/47zSHH0 Better CSS Shapes Using shape() → https://goo.gle/47OZMop

ident() Article introducing ident() → https://goo.gle/4oHdYW9 ident() in the CSS Values and Units Specification → https://goo.gle/3LgN8pK

random() Rolling the Dice with CSS random() → https://goo.gle/4oijnTO Generating Random Values → https://goo.gle/4hFwj3K CSS paint API: Being predictably random → https://goo.gle/3JEReau

36 MIN

NOV 13, 2025

98: Customizable select

In this episode of The CSS Podcast, Una and Bramus cover building customizable select menus. Have you ever had to build a dropdown menu where you want to do something as simple as change the color, or add little flag icons? You know how hard it can be! Discover how the web platform is solving this once and for all with the new customizable select API.

13 MIN

NOV 11, 2025

97: Invokers and commands

In this episode of The CSS Podcast, we're diving into the power of invoker commands! Discover how the command and commandfor attributes allow you to declaratively open dialogs and show popovers. We'll explore standard commands and then jump into creating your own custom commands for more complex interactions. To close off, we're covering the concept of "interest invokers" and how the new CSS properties and selectors they bring.

Resources:

Introducing command and commandfor blogpost → https://goo.gle/4ozmEy4

Authors Cards (Interest Invokers Demo) → https://goo.gle/42LU3x2

Invoker Commands Explainer → https://goo.gle/4o0DC8n

Interest Invokers Explainer → https://goo.gle/4nfyZGi

Una Kravets (co-host) Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome

Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website

13 MIN

NOV 7, 2025

96: CSS anchor positioning

Welcome back to The CSS Podcast! Una and Bramus dive into CSS anchor positioning, a powerful new API that revolutionizes how developers handle dynamic UI element placement. Learn how to create interactive tooltips, popovers, and menus directly in CSS, eliminating the need for complex JavaScript.

Resources:

CSS anchor positioning → https://goo.gle/3KvYYeZ

Anchor position tool → https://goo.gle/4gOYooL

Follow-the-leader pattern with CSS anchor positioning → https://goo.gle/46s0kQD

Anchor queries - Reposition tether arrow → https://goo.gle/42fXtI1

Una Kravets (co-host) Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome

Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; Scuba Diver 🤿

13 MIN

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