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Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

957: CSS: Advanced and Obscure

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Nov 24, 2025 · 37:50

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Scott and Wes face off in a CSS-themed round of STUMP’d, quizzing each other on shape functions, scroll snap types, obscure functions, and long-forgotten spec history. From ray() to cross-fade() to print-color quirks, this episode is packed with rapid-fire frontend trivia guaranteed to sharpen your CSS brain.


Show Notes



00:00 Welcome to Syntax!


00:54 Which of the following are valid CSS Shape Functions?


02:03 CSS Selectors 4 specification demo.


03:20 How many functions are there in CSS?


04:22 Brought to you by Sentry.io.


04:47 Explain the 3 CSS Scroll Snap types.


06:38 What does the xywh() do?


09:15 What about ray()?


11:25 What do CSS Namespaces do?


14:37 What year was CSS paint() bug tracker introduced in Firefox?


17:34 What does print-color-adjust do?


20:26 What is cross-fade()?


23:54 Name 3 reasons you might use CSS @property.


27:36 List all 10 CSS Filter Functions.


32:41 Name 5 font properties.



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