Modern Responsive Design Features
Explore how to use CSS math functions like min(), max(), and clamp() alongside container queries to create dynamic, responsive layouts. Understand how these features replace multiple media queries and enable fluid typography and component-based responsiveness.
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The CSS math functions min(), max(), and clamp() became stable in April 2020. These functions accept multiple values, which makes them excellent companions for dynamically changing numeric values wherever numbers are accepted. This includes dimension properties as well as gradients, background-size, box-shadow, font-size, and more.
Here’s what they do:
min(): This asks the browser to use the smaller computed size.max(): This asks the browser to use the larger computed size.clamp(): This accepts three values in order: a minimum, an ideal, and a ...