C S S Media Query Syntax

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The new syntax allows you to utilize what are essentially like, greater than, are equal to, or like range style operators inside of your media queries. Causo properties has been in sapare i o s since 20 16. Have you dove into custom medea queries at all for c s s? Ii have. It's essentially where you can define the media query early on, and then just uske put it in a variable,. And then yoas that variable. Yecs.

In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about next generation CSS that you can use today with PostCSS including importing, nesting, variables, media query ranges, custom media queries, and more.

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00:27 Welcome
01:30 Sponsor: Prismic
02:54 Sponsor: Sentry
03:53 Do we use Post CSS?
05:22 Presets and plugins
06:19 Plugins we’re using

"postcss-import" @import './elements/headings.css';

09:48 PostCSS Nested
12:59 Variables (Custom Properties)
15:50 Media Query Ranges
PostCSS Media Minmax
17:16 Custom Media Queries

"postcss-media-minmax" @media screen and (width >= 500px) and (width <= 1200px) "postcss-custom-media" @custom-media --below_small (width < env(--small_bp)); @media (--above_small) {}