
Issue #635
Learn how CSS is used in the real world, how powerful the customizable select can be, how to easily target recently selected elements from the Elements Panel in the Console of Chrome DevTools, and more.
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► Chrome DevTools Tips: Target Recent Elements in Console
A Chrome Developer Tools quick tip outlining how to easily target recently selected elements from the Elements Panel in the Console.
Articles & Tutorials
CSS @scope: An Alternative To Naming Conventions And Heavy Abstractions
Blake Lundquist explores how the new @scope rule can help you keep CSS maintainable in a world of increasingly complex interfaces.
How to Create a CSS-Only Elastic Text Effect
Temani Afif explores tricks to achieve a fancy text effect with just CSS.
Re-Creating a Pantone Color Deck in CSS
Mads Stoumann shows how to build a fully interactive color fan deck where the spread adapts to the container width, cards know their position among their siblings, and clicking a card to "focus" it is handled entirely by the browser’s native <details> element.
Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS
Juan Diego Rodríguez explores how to create a semantic pie chart with flexible markup that avoids using a JavaScript library.
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Tools
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Inspiration

Video Text - Wrapping, Selectable, Stylable From CSS
Ana Tudor created a stunning demo that turns boring headlines into a dynamic video where the text wraps naturally, is selectable, can be copied, supports any backdrop, and is easily stylable with CSS.
Until Next Week
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Zoran Jambor
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