Two CSS features crossed into dependable, cross-browser territory around the start of 2024. The :has() selector, stable across all major browsers since late 2023, lets a page style an element based on what it contains, so a card can react to whether it holds an image without any JavaScript. And text-wrap with a balance value, which reached broad support in May 2024, evens out headlines so you no longer get one lonely word stranded on the last line.
Neither is flashy. Both replace fiddly workarounds that used to mean extra scripts or manual tweaking every time the copy changed.
For a small or mid-size business, the payoff is quieter pages that break less. Features like these let your developer cut JavaScript and hand-tuning out of a build, which means fewer moving parts to fail during a redesign or a content update. If your site is due for maintenance, it's fair to ask whether some old scripts can retire in favor of plain CSS.
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