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April 19th, 2021 × #css#container queries#web development

Hasty Treat - Container Queries Are Here

Discussion of the new CSS container queries feature recently added to Chrome Canary. Details on syntax, usage, why needed, resize observer issues, contain property, inline/block sizes, logical properties, best practices, and trying it out today.

Wes Bos

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Scott Tolinski

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Show Notes Transcript

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about CSS container queries, what they are and how to use them.

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Show Notes

07:22 - Why?

  • Container queries are media queries for components (e.g. they are based on the element's size, not the browser).
  • This is in line with how we write components.
  • It will change the way we write CSS.

08:49 - The Syntax

  • Containers need to be defined as containers via containment context
.container {
  contain: size layout;
}

New contain value:

.inline-container {
  contain: inline-size;
}

This is the same as the logical properties. Assuming you read LTR, or RTL:

  • size - width and height
  • inline-size = width
  • block-size = height
/* @container <container-query-list> { <stylesheet> } */
@container (inline-size > 45em) {
  .media-object {
    grid-template: "img content" auto / auto 1fr;
  }
}

18:49 - How to try them today

  1. Download and/or update Chrome Canary
  2. Go to chrome://flags
  3. Search and enable "CSS Container Queries"
  4. Restart the browser

19:27 - Demos

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