📌 What is Browser Compatibility?
Browser compatibility refers to how well different web browsers support various CSS features. Ensuring cross-browser compatibility is essential for delivering a consistent user experience across devices and platforms.
1️⃣ Types of CSS Properties & Browser Support
✔️ Well-Supported Properties
Most modern browsers support basic CSS properties, including:
color, font-size, background-color, margin, padding, border, etc.
- These properties are safe to use across all browsers without compatibility concerns.
⚠️ Properties with Partial/Conditional Support
Some advanced CSS features may have limited support, especially in older browsers:
- CSS Grid → Fully supported in modern browsers, but older versions of IE lack support.
- Flexbox → Supported in most browsers but had early inconsistencies in older versions.
- CSS Variables (Custom Properties) → Not supported in Internet Explorer (IE 11 and below).
- Subgrid (CSS Grid Level 2) → Still not fully supported in Safari.
2️⃣ How to Ensure Cross-Browser Compatibility?
✅ Use Feature Detection with @supports
To check if a browser supports a CSS feature before applying it: