Posts tagged #web-apis — Page 3

Masonry layout is coming to CSS as grid-lanes, and Safari shipped it first. Here's how the new display value works, why it beats the JavaScript libraries, and what it fixes for keyboard users.

The Invoker Commands API lets a button declare what it controls with command and commandfor, replacing modal and popover glue code with plain HTML.

The auto-growing textarea has been a JavaScript rite of passage for years. A single CSS declaration now does the whole job, and it works on inputs and selects too.

The Navigation API hit Baseline in early 2026, giving SPAs a single, purpose-built place to intercept and manage routing. Here's why it finally replaces the History API.

A practical look at scheduler.yield(), the browser API that breaks up long tasks and keeps the main thread responsive without the setTimeout penalty.

CSS @scope reached full browser support in December 2025 — here's how to use it to write component-scoped styles without CSS Modules, BEM, or a build step.

The @starting-style rule gives CSS transitions a starting point when elements first appear, enabling smooth entry animations from display:none or fresh DOM insertion — no JavaScript required.

A practical guide to prefers-reduced-motion, prefers-color-scheme, prefers-contrast, and forced-colors — the CSS media queries that respect user accessibility settings with zero JavaScript.

The new ::search-text pseudo-element lets you style the highlights from Ctrl+F find-in-page, so they finally match your site instead of clashing with it.