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The CSS Podcast · Nov 11, 2025 · 13 min

97: Invokers and commands

In this episode of The CSS Podcast, we're diving into the power of invoker commands! Discover how the command and commandfor attributes allow you to declaratively open dialogs and show popovers. We'll explore standard commands and then jump into creating your own custom commands for more complex interactions. To close off, we're covering the concept of "interest invokers" and how the new CSS properties and selectors they bring. Resources: Introducing command and commandfor blogpost → https://goo.gle/4ozmEy4 Authors Cards (Interest Invokers Demo) → https://goo.gle/42LU3x2 Invoker Commands Explainer → https://goo.gle/4o0DC8n Interest Invokers Explainer → https://goo.gle/4nfyZGi Una Kravets (co-host) Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website

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In this episode of The CSS Podcast, we're diving into the power of invoker commands! Discover how the command and commandfor attributes allow you to declaratively open dialogs and show popovers. We'll explore standard commands and then jump into creating your own custom commands for more complex interactions. To close off, we're covering the concept of "interest invokers" and how the new CSS properties and selectors they bring.

Resources:

Introducing command and commandfor blogpost → https://goo.gle/4ozmEy4

Authors Cards (Interest Invokers Demo) → https://goo.gle/42LU3x2

Invoker Commands Explainer → https://goo.gle/4o0DC8n

Interest Invokers Explainer → https://goo.gle/4nfyZGi

Una Kravets (co-host) Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube | WebsiteMaking the web more colorful @googlechrome

Bramus Van Damme (co-host) Bluesky | Mastodon | YouTube | Website

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