September 2023 web platform update

Newly available on the web platform

Newly available

• contain-intrinsic-size: The contain-intrinsic-size CSS property sets the intrinsic size of an element. When using size containment, the browser will lay out the element as if it had a single child of this size. Learn more.

• @counter-style: The @counter-style CSS at-rule sets custom counter styles for list items. For example, you can use a sequence of specific symbols instead of numbers for an ordered list. Learn more.

• Device orientation events: The DeviceMotion and DeviceOrientation events report the movement and orientation of the browser's device in physical space. Learn more.

• Hyphenate character: The hyphenate-character CSS property sets the character or string to use at the end of a line before a line break. Learn more.

• Hyphenation: The hyphens CSS property controls when long words are broken by line wrapping. Although called hyphens, the property applies to word-splitting behavior across languages, such as customary spelling changes or the use of other characters. Support for non-English languages varies signficantly. Learn more.

• image-set(): The image-set() CSS function provides a set of images at different resolutions or pixel densities, which the browser can pick from, depending on the device capabilities. Learn more.

• <link rel="modulepreload">: The rel="modulepreload" attribute for the <link> HTML element indicates that a module script should be fetched, parsed, and compiled preemptively, and stored for later execution. Learn more.

• Overflow media queries: The overflow-block and overflow-inline CSS media queries set styles based on the way a device displays content that's larger than the viewport or page area. For example, a laptop lets users scroll to reveal content, while a printer displays overflowing content on additional pages. Learn more.

• Storage manager: The navigator.storage API provides information about the availability and persistence of the data that a site stores on the device, by using APIs such as the Cache API or the IndexedDB API. Learn more.

• Subgrid: The subgrid value for the grid-template-columns and grid-template-rows properties allows a grid item to inherit the grid definition of its parent grid container. Learn more.

• Update frequency media query: The update CSS media query sets styles based on whether and how fast the user's device can modify display after it has been rendered. For example, you can avoid animations on devices that aren't fast enough to display them smoothly. Learn more.