CSS Finally Gets Inline Conditional Logic With New if() Function

Inline conditional processing is coming to CSS.

Those who have felt boxed in by the web’s universal style sheets’ declarative nature are about to enjoy a bit more freedom to mix it up a bit.

For years, devs and designers have asked in Stack Overflow and elsewhere if CSS had any conditional logic, finding only workarounds as a possibility. Now, the technical committee behind the style standard has ratified a new function for the style sheet, if(), which opens up a whole new world of choice for designers.

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