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Advanced Fluid Type Scale with Legacy Fallback

Explore how to build an advanced fluid typographic scale in CSS using custom properties and the clamp() function. Learn to apply scalable font sizes for headings and paragraphs that respond to viewport changes from 320px to 1920px. Understand how to implement legacy fallbacks with feature queries, ensuring compatibility across modern and older browsers without JavaScript. This lesson develops your skills in modular, responsive typography for professional web design.

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Problem description

Create a CSS typographic scale for <h1>, <h2>, <h3>, and <p> that:

  1. Defines CSS custom properties:

    1. --min-root (16px) and --max-root (24px)

    2. Scale multiplier properties: --scale-h1 (2.5), --scale-h2 (2 ...