April 15th, 2026 ×
10 New CSS and HTML APIs
Wes Bos Host
Scott Tolinski Host
Wes and Scott talk about the latest CSS and browser features, including the Grid Lines API for masonry layouts, HTML in Canvas, name-only container queries, CSS random, search-text styling, and more.
Show Notes
- 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
- 00:57 Grid Lines API for masonry-style layouts
- 03:25 HTML in canvas and next-gen UI effects
- 11:30 Name-only container queries for scoped styles
- 14:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io
- 15:34 Safari removes haptic feedback workaround
- 17:38 CSS random for dynamic values
- 18:49 Styling find-in-page with ::search-text
- 21:44 Sticky positioning now works in both axes
- 22:43 Multi-column CSS finally gets usable fixes
- 24:41 Border shape improvements and new design options
- 27:09 Why MDN demos need to be better
- 28:24 Element-scoped view transitions for cleaner animations
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