Create a graph/diagram with different nodes and connections, all made with pure CSS

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A pure CSS technique for creating dynamic node connection diagrams where connectors adapt their shape and position based on the relative positions of draggable square nodes. The demo uses modern CSS features including Anchor Positioning, border-shape, shape(), container queries, attr(), and if() — currently Chrome-only. The CSS logic uses hypot() and conditional if() to switch between four different connector shapes depending on distance and orientation between nodes, with smooth transitions.

Dynamic Node Connection (CSS-only Diagram)

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