TIL that there's a CSS reincarnation of the blink HTML tag

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That is, text-decoration-line:blink.

And it doesn’t work in any big browser except Opera and Safari.[1]


  1. https://caniuse.com/mdn-css_properties_text-decoration-line_blink
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You can make stuff blink by using a CSS animation, and then setting your keyframes appropriately.

You’re Welcome!

I wonder how screen readers would parse that.

Would it be “in blinking text: Welcome to Jeff K’s website!”

or…

WELCOME TO JEFF K’S WEBSITE no text WELCOME TO JEFF K’S WEBSITE no text WELCOME TO JEFF K’S WEBSITE no text WELCOME TO JEFF K’S WEBSITE no text

etc?

If you really need an implementation that works in all modern browsers, a simple keyframe animation is the way to go.

Pretty surprising it works on Opera, I thought it was just a Chromium reskin? And, aren’t UC Browser and QQ Browser webview wrappers..?

This feature needs to get taken outside and shot.

Along with whoever created it