--- title: The game changed when CSS introduced the IF-ELSE function description: CSS is introducing an if-else function that could fundamentally change how developers write responsive styles. Instead of using multiple media queries to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ucku8j1uj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The game changed when CSS introduced the IF-ELSE function | daily.dev og:description: CSS is introducing an if-else function that could fundamentally change how developers write responsive styles. Instead of using multiple media queries to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ucku8j1uj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/uCku8j1Uj.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The game changed when CSS introduced the IF-ELSE function **[CyberVerse](https://daily.dev/sources/cygullem)** · [@cygullem](https://daily.dev/cygullem) · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary CSS is introducing an if-else function that could fundamentally change how developers write responsive styles. Instead of using multiple media queries to handle different screen sizes and themes, developers can now write conditional logic directly in CSS properties. The feature enables nested conditionals for complex scenarios like theme switching (light/dark/auto) and is currently supported in Chrome and Edge, though not yet in Firefox or Safari. This addition makes CSS more programming-like and could make it more accessible to backend developers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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