96: CSS anchor positioning

96: CSS anchor positioning

From The CSS Podcast by The CSS Podcast

November 7, 2025 · 13 min

About this episode

The episode discusses CSS anchor positioning and its applications in creating dynamic UI elements.

Welcome back to The CSS Podcast! Una and Bramus dive into CSS anchor positioning, a powerful new API that revolutionizes how developers handle dynamic UI element placement. Learn how to create interactive tooltips, popovers, and menus directly in CSS, eliminating the need for complex JavaScript. Resources: CSS anchor positioning → https://goo.gle/3KvYYeZ Anchor position tool → https://goo.gle/4gOYooL Follow-the-leader pattern with CSS anchor positioning → https://goo.gle/46s0kQD Anchor queries - Reposition tether arrow → https://goo.gle/42fXtI1 Una Kravets (co-host) Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube | Website Making the web more colorful @googlechrome Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website @GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG ; Scuba Diver 🤿

People in this episode

Hosts: Una Kravets, Bramus Van Damme

Topics covered

  • CSS
  • anchor positioning
  • dynamic UI
  • tooltips
  • popovers
  • menus

Keywords

  • CSS
  • anchor positioning
  • dynamic UI
  • tooltips
  • popovers
  • menus
  • JavaScript

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Organizations: Google, CSSWG, GoogleChrome

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