When you need a special @property instead of CSS variable


Custom Properties and CSS variables are often used interchangeably when describing the fillers in CSS, although these are different but related concepts. They are commonly used as fillers for values we plan to use to avoid repetition of the same value and easy to update this value in all places, if necessary.
We can register special properties in CSS using @property. The most common example shows how @property can animate the colors of the gradient that we cannot do otherwise because the CSS variable is recognized as a string, and we need a numerical format that can interpolate between two numerical values. 🚀
- 📌 CSS variables and special properties are used to avoid repetition of values in CSS.
- 📌 @property in CSS allows you to animate the colors of the gradient.
- 📌 CSS variables are recognized as rows, but @property can process numerical formats.
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https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2024/05/times-need-custom-property-instead-css-variable/