5 underrated CSS properties every developer should know

Kevin Powell ยท Beginner ยท๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ UI/UX Design ยท7h ago
Skills: HTML & CSS80%
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Introduction
0:10 counters
3:50 user-select: none
5:40 tabular-nums
6:58 multi column
10:53 text decorations styling
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