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1033: 8 New CSS, JS and HTML Features You Should Know

Aug 26, 2026 · 18m

Summary

Wes Bos and Scott Moss explore eight new web APIs, including CSS relative color for easy transparency and the progress function for dynamic value interpolation. They discuss JavaScript’s Promise.allKeyed for cleaner concurrent fetching and the modernized attr() function for using HTML attributes in CSS. The episode also covers sibling index/count functions, shrink-to-fit containers, text-box trimming for better vertical alignment, and experimental declarative camera and microphone elements.

Topics discussed

Intro and CSS Relative Color Alpha Sponsor: Sentry CSS Progress Function JavaScript Promise.allKeyed HTML Camera and Microphone Elements Modern CSS attr() Function CSS Sibling Index and Count Shrink to Fit Container Text Box Trim and Edge Outro and Resources
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