modern-css

Modern CSS

This skill provides a reference for writing modern, robust, and efficient CSS.

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Layout & Responsive Design

Container Queries

.card {
  container: --my-card / inline-size;
}

@container --my-card (width < 40ch) {
  /* Component-based responsive design */
}

@container (20ch < width < 50ch) {
  /* Range syntax */
}

Container units: cqi, cqb, cqw, cqh - size relative to container dimensions

Anchored container queries: Style positioned elements based on anchor fallback state

.tooltip {
  container-type: anchored;
}

@container anchored(top) {
  /* Styles when positioned at top */
}

Media Query Range Syntax

@media (width <= 1024px) { }
@media (360px < width < 1024px) { }

Grid Enhancements

• Subgrid: Inherit parent grid lines for nested layouts
• Masonry: display: grid-lanes for Pinterest-style layouts with logical tab order. (Previously proposed as grid-template-rows: masonry).

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Color & Theming

Color Scheme & Light-Dark Function

:root {
  color-scheme: light dark;
  --surface-1: light-dark(white, #222);
  --text-1: light-dark(#222, #fff);
}

Modern Color Spaces

/* OKLCH: uniform brightness, P3+ colors */
.vibrant {
  background: oklch(72% 75% 330);
}

/* Display-P3 for HDR displays */
@media (dynamic-range: high) {
  .neon {
    --neon-red: color(display-p3 1 0 0);
  }
}

/* Better gradients with in oklch */
.gradient {
  background: linear-gradient(
    to right in oklch,
    color(display-p3 1 0 .5),
    color(display-p3 0 1 1)
  );
}

Color Manipulation

/* color-mix() */
.lighten {
  background: color-mix(in oklab, var(--brand), white);
}

/* Relative color syntax */
.lighter {
  background: oklch(from blue calc(l + .25) c h);
  background: oklch(from blue 75% c h); /* Set to specific lightness */
}

.semi-transparent {
  background: oklch(from var(--color) l c h / 50%);
}

.complementary {
  background: hsl(from blue calc(h + 180) s l);
}