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Adapt a component to its own container width
CSS: Container queries respond to a selected ancestor rather than the full viewport.
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Adapt a layout to viewport orientation
CSS: The orientation query compares viewport dimensions rather than detecting a physical device type.
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Add a clear boundary in forced-colors mode
CSS: Use a system color for a border when the user’s forced-color mode is active.
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Add depth with a box shadow
CSS: Box shadows are painted outside the box without reserving additional layout space.
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Add inner spacing to a content-sized box
CSS: In content-box sizing, padding adds to the declared content width.
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Add space inside a border
CSS: Learn how to add space inside a border in a complete browser example.
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Add space outside an element
CSS: Learn how to add space outside an element in a complete browser example.
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Add spacing between characters
CSS: Letter-spacing adds a consistent amount between typographic characters.
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Align a nested grid with its parent’s columns
CSS: Subgrid reuses the parent tracks for the nested grid’s covered span.
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Align an image within its content box
CSS: Object-position places the rendered object when fitting leaves spare space or crops an edge.
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Align flex items at the main-axis end
CSS: Flex-end uses the trailing edge of the flex container for packing.
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Align inline text in its container
CSS: Learn how to align inline text in its container in a complete browser example.
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