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Expand Up @@ -696,6 +696,51 @@ input[type=radio]:checked::checkmark {
width: 100%;
}
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## Text fields

```css
input:not([type]),
input:is([type=text], [type=search], [type=email], [type=password], [type=tel], [type=url], [type=number]),
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I think this is every textual input?

textarea {
display: inline-grid;
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this should maybe use the modern syntax?

padding-inline: 2px;
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Should this be 0.125em? (2/16)

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input:not([type]),
input:is([type=text], [type=search], [type=email], [type=password], [type=tel], [type=url], [type=number]) {
overflow-x: auto;
scrollbar-width: none;
padding-block: 1px;
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Should this be 0.0625em? (1/16)

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textarea {
overflow-y: auto;
padding-block: 2px;
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ditto

resize: both;
}

::placeholder {
color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 50%, transparent);
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Possibly too low contrast (same would apply to disabled button-like text)

display: none;
line-break: anywhere;
grid-area: 1/1;
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Used to stack the elements atop each other. Not aware of a way to do this using flex?

}

:placeholder-shown::placeholder {
display: block;
}

::field-text {
grid-area: 1/1;
min-block-size: 1lh;
/* Should be cursor width but that's not exposed */
min-inline-size: 1px;
block-size: 100%;
inline-size: 100%;
}
```

## Selects & buttons

```css
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