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Let’s Use the Emergent CSS random() Function in all the Browsers
The emergent CSS `random()` function, currently supported only in Safari, allows for controlled presentational randomness in web designs, reducing the need for JavaScript.
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This article compiles recent CSS developments, including delayed-then-instant tooltips, the Custom Highlight API, retrieving CSS grid information into custom properties, and new selectors like named-feature().
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