LGTM2 On Wed, Sep 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM Rick Byers <[email protected]> wrote:
> LGTM1 > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 3:47 PM 'Munira Tursunova' via blink-dev < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Contact emails* >> [email protected] >> >> *Explainer* >> https://webkit.org/blog/17285/rolling-the-dice-with-css-random >> https://css-tricks.com/almanac/functions/r/random >> >> *Specification* >> https://www.w3.org/TR/css-values-5/#random >> >> *Summary* >> The random() function brings generative randomness to CSS, allowing web >> authors to generate a random numeric value within a specified range. For >> example, web authors can use random() to scatter elements randomly within >> their container: >> >> .dot { >> /* Position each dot randomly */ >> position: absolute; >> top: random(0%, 100%); >> left: random(0%, 100%); >> } >> >> This feature also includes caching controls. By default, each random() >> function resolves to a new, distinct value. Web authors can override this >> default by passing a <random-key> value as the function's first argument to >> control how random values are shared across properties and elements. >> >> *Blink component* >> Blink>CSS >> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ECSS%22> >> >> *Web Feature ID* >> Missing feature >> >> *Motivation* >> The CSS random() function provides a native way to generate random values >> directly in CSS without relying on JavaScript, reducing code complexity >> while making it easier for developers to create varied and dynamic designs. >> >> *Initial public proposal* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Search tags* >> random <https://chromestatus.com/features#tags:random> >> >> *TAG review* >> *No information provided* >> >> *TAG review status* >> Pending >> >> *Goals for experimentation* >> None >> >> *Risks* >> >> >> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >> Low, shipped in Safari and positive signals from Firefox >> >> *Gecko*: Positive ( >> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/809) >> >> *WebKit*: Shipped/Shipping ( >> https://webkit.org/blog/17285/rolling-the-dice-with-css-random) >> >> *Web developers*: No signals >> >> *Other signals*: >> >> *WebView application risks* >> >> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that >> it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? >> *No information provided* >> >> >> *Debuggability* >> Currently not supported in DevTools value debugger. Might be hard to >> support since we need to know the specified random value position for >> caching. See: issues.chromium.org/issues/40068516. >> >> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, Mac, >> Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >> Yes >> >> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >> Yes >> >> https://wpt.fyi/results/css/css-values?label=master&label=experimental&aligned&q=random >> >> *Flag name on about://flags* >> *No information provided* >> >> *Finch feature name* >> CSSRandomFunction >> >> *Rollout plan* >> Will ship enabled for all users >> >> *Requires code in //chrome?* >> False >> >> *Tracking bug* >> https://issues.chromium.org/issues/413385732 >> >> *Estimated milestones* >> Shipping on desktop 155 >> Shipping on Android 155 >> >> *Anticipated spec changes* >> >> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or >> interop issues. Please list open issues (e.g. links to known github issues >> in the project for the feature specification) whose resolution may >> introduce web compat/interop risk (e.g., changing to naming or structure of >> the API in a non-backward-compatible way). >> *No information provided* >> >> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status* >> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5324559251275776?gate=6579011069280256 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "blink-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAAO7W_BJPLpBboYSF9%2BJrrRv8Obi%3DtUDXRw3BJvpuJd9TzVqKg%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAAO7W_BJPLpBboYSF9%2BJrrRv8Obi%3DtUDXRw3BJvpuJd9TzVqKg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "blink-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAFUtAY_qHd4swn0H_csNasixsX4GAKmE-GMtEdjQFvpTDF12Ow%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/d/msgid/blink-dev/CAFUtAY_qHd4swn0H_csNasixsX4GAKmE-GMtEdjQFvpTDF12Ow%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "blink-dev" group. 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