Getting started with CSS Style Queries @KevinPowell
Getting started with CSS Style Queries  @KevinPowell
Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Style queries are going to change the way that we write CSS, and my front-end friend, and to celebrate how awesome they are, and to help raise awareness about them, this video is kicking off a mini-series here on this channel called Style Query Spotlight.

πŸ”— Links
βœ… Container Queries: youtu.be/2rlWBZ17Wes
βœ… Style Query support table: caniuse.com/css-container-queries-style
βœ… Glassy effect video: youtu.be/dsZ7RN9ItR4
βœ… Una's article on Style Queries: developer.chrome.com/docs/css-ui/style-queries
βœ… Step up your CSS: kevinpowell.co/courses

⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - A simple example
04:03 - How I prefer using them
06:55 - Couldn’t this be a modifier class instead
07:40 - Simple example of how they are better than modifiers
12:30 - A more advanced/real-world example

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