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Signals for Tailwind CSS (styling based on ancestor state via style queries)


Signals for Tailwind CSS simplifies styling based on ancestor state via style queries. Its declarative API for signaling states eliminates complex selectors, resulting in cleaner, more maintainable...

Depending on your use case, a traditional group may make more sense, but often, particularly when managing a parent or ancestor state with anything more complex than a simple peer-X or group-X, a signal may be a simpler option. Simplifying the application of styles based on ancestor states Improving developer experience with a more declarative API Reducing the need for complex selector chaining and arbitrary targeting The good news is that Safari and Firefox, the browsers lacking support, have already begun implementing style queries in their development versions, so it's only a matter of time before they're widely available.

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