Chrome’s CSS wrapped 2025

December 9, 2025

The Chrome DevRel team highlights 17 new CSS and UI features that redefine how developers sculpt dynamic web experiences: customizable <select>, invoker commands, anchored container queries, scroll-state queries, the new shape() and if() functions, and others. These updates aim to make design more declarative, accessible, and ergonomic.

chrome.dev/css-wrapped-2025

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February 20
Border-shape: the future of the non-rectangular web

New property makes borders, shadows, and outlines follow custom geometry.
February 18
Declarative Dialog menu with invoker commands

Hamburger menu built with <dialog>, minimal JS fallback, and smooth transitions.
February 17
What’s new in Chrome 145

New CSS typography properties, an Origin object, and shorter UA string by default.
February 5
CSS grid lanes are arriving sooner than you think

Use progressive enhancement to ship masonry-style layouts now with JS polyfill or a CSS grid layout fallback.
February 4
CSS scroll-state container queries can now detect scrolling

Chrome 144 adds a CSS-only scroll direction state for lightweight UI tweaks.
January 29
Try text scaling support in Chrome Canary

New meta element brings OS text scaling to mobile.
January 28
Opinionated CSS reset for modern browsers

Low-specificity defaults via @layer plus modern typography and form, and media normalization.
January 22
Introducing the <geolocation> HTML element

Declarative location requests land in Chrome 144, cutting boilerplate and improving recovery.