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981: Browsers Are Finally Catching Up (Interop 2026)

23.02.2026
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Scott and Wes unpack Interop 2026 and the browser features finally aligning across engines, from container style queries and anchor positioning to scroll-driven animations and view transitions. They break down what it all means for day-to-day devs and how close we really are to a fully interoperable web.

Show Notes

  • Welcome to Syntax!
  • What is Interop?
  • Container Style Queries.
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  • Anchor Positioning.
  • CSS attr().
  • CSS Contrast-color.
  • CSS Zoom.
  • CSS Custom Highlight API.
  • Dialogs and Popovers.
  • Fetch Uploads and Ranges.
  • IndexedDB.
  • JSPI for Wasm.
  • Media Pseudo-Classes.
  • Navigation API.
  • Scoped Custom Element Registries.
  • Scroll-Driven Animations.
  • Scroll Snap.
  • CSS Shape().
  • View Transitions.
  • Web Compat.
  • WebRTC Improvements.
  • WebTransport.
  • Investigation Efforts.
    • JPEG XL
    • Mobile Testing.
    • WebVTT.

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