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number: 957
title: "CSS: Advanced and Obscure"
date: 1763985600000
url: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/FSI8931380710.mp3
youtube_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQnhkUIPq9Q
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Scott and Wes face off in a CSS-themed round of STUMP’d, quizzing each other on shape functions, scroll snap types, obscure functions, and long-forgotten spec history. From ray() to cross-fade() to print-color quirks, this episode is packed with rapid-fire frontend trivia guaranteed to sharpen your CSS brain.

### Show Notes

* **[00:00](#t=00:00)** Welcome to Syntax!
* **[00:54](#t=00:54)** Which of the following are valid [CSS Shape Functions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/basic-shape/shape)?
* **[02:03](#t=02:03)** CSS Selectors 4 specification demo.
* **[03:20](#t=03:20)** How many [functions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/Functions) are there in CSS?
* **[04:22](#t=04:22)** Brought to you by [Sentry.io](https://sentry.io/syntax).
* **[04:47](#t=04:47)** Explain the 3 [CSS Scroll Snap](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/scroll-snap-type) types.
* **[06:38](#t=06:38)** What does the [xywh()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/basic-shape/xywh) do?
* **[09:15](#t=09:15)** What about [ray()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/ray)?
* **[11:25](#t=11:25)** What do [CSS Namespaces](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/At-rules/@namespace) do?
* **[14:37](#t=14:37)** What year was [CSS paint() bug tracker](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/CSS_Painting_API) introduced in Firefox?
* **[17:34](#t=17:34)** What does [print-color-adjust](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/print-color-adjust) do?
* **[20:26](#t=20:26)** What is [cross-fade()](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Values/cross-fade)?
* **[23:54](#t=23:54)** Name 3 reasons you might use [CSS @property](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/At-rules/@property).
* **[27:36](#t=27:36)** List all 10 [CSS Filter Functions](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/filter).
* **[32:41](#t=32:41)** Name 5 [font properties](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Reference/Properties/font).

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