CSS properties that solve annoying problems @KevinPowell
CSS properties that solve annoying problems  @KevinPowell
Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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ℹ️ The more in-depth video on the button with fit-content: youtu.be/3ugXM3ZDUuE
βœ… Examples from this video:
- codepen.io/kevinpowell/pres/JoKbNxM/124e01d5e7101bb8ff172ff0513dfa3d
- codepen.io/kevinpowell/pres/KwMewam/8d93bc6e68d989004c0e3242cc028e1c?editors=1100
- codepen.io/kevinpowell/pres/KwMewam/8d93bc6e68d989004c0e3242cc028e1c?editors=1100
- codepen.io/kevinpowell/pres/YPWpVbJ/cd0090be46093f50ce9923247ea6c00d?editors=1100
- codepen.io/kevinpowell/pres/MYeboWJ/4c4eea6be269b9101c90a97b17ad8360

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - inset
01:15 - isolation: isolate
05:00 - fit-content
08:40 - aspect-ratio (and object-fit)
11:05 - text-wrap: balance (and pretty)

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