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The CSS Podcast · Nov 7, 2025 · 13 min

96: CSS anchor positioning

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 | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website@GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; Scuba Diver 🤿

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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 | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome

Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website@GoogleChrome CSS DevRel; @CSSWG; Scuba Diver 🤿

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