Stop Using JavaScript for This! 🛑 Next-Gen CSS Interactions ( Part 2 )

The era of static pages is over. With the latest updates to the web platform, we can now "sculpt" user experiences that feel native, fluid, and alive—often without writing a single line of complex JavaScript logic.

In this episode of CSS Wrapped 2025, we tackle the heavy hitters of Next-Gen Interactions. We aren't just animating colors; we are manipulating the DOM state, querying scroll containers, and nesting transitions to create application-level flows that were previously impossible in pure CSS.

We dive deep into 6 game-changing features:

View Transitions & Nested Groups: How to animate between pages and create isolated transition groups for complex layouts.

Scroll-State Queries: Styling elements based on whether a container is snapped, stuck, or overflowing.

Tree Counting Functions: Using sibling-count() and sibling-index() to make layouts aware of their own quantity.

DOM State-Preserving Move: Moving elements (like videos or iframes) around the DOM without resetting their state or playback.

scrollIntoView() Container: New options for controlling scrolling behavior within specific containers.

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Mastering these tools means building the web of the future, today. If you found this breakdown helpful, drop a like and let me know which feature you are most excited to use!

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