Safari Image Gallery Column-Count Issue

Column-Count Behavior in Safari: Image Gallery Development Challenge

Abstract: Developing an image gallery using column-count in Safari reveals a peculiar behavior that needs addressing.

Column-Count Behavior in Safari: An Image Gallery Development Challenge

Creating an image gallery using the CSS column-count property is a great way to display multiple images in a grid-like layout. This technique works well in most modern browsers, including Chrome and Firefox. However, Safari has a weird bug where the image container starts in one column and ends in another, causing a less than desirable visual result.

The Column-Count Property

The column-count property is a CSS property that allows you to specify the number of columns an element should be divided into. This is useful for creating multi-column layouts, such as a magazine-style layout or an image gallery.

The Safari Bug

In Safari, when using the column-count property on an element containing images, the images may not align properly in the columns. Specifically, the first image in a row may start in one column and end in another, causing a misalignment in the layout.

This bug can be observed in the following example:

Image 1

In the above example, the first image ( image1.jpg ) starts in the first column, but ends in the second column, causing a misalignment in the layout.

Workarounds

There are a few workarounds for this bug:

  • Use float or inline-block instead of column-count to create the multi-column layout.
  • Use JavaScript to dynamically create the multi-column layout.
  • Use a CSS grid layout instead of column-count .

The Safari bug with the column-count property can be frustrating for developers looking to create a multi-column image gallery. However, with a few workarounds, it is possible to create a visually appealing layout that works in all modern browsers.

  • MDN Web Docs: column-count
  • Can I use: column-count
  • Stack Overflow: Safari column-count bug - image wrapping

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It’s Mid-2022 and Browsers (Mostly Safari) Still Break Accessibility via Display Properties

It was late 2020 when I last tested how browsers use CSS display properties to break the semantics of elements.

I had been waiting for Safari to fix how it handles display: contents for four years now, and was excited when the announcement came in June. Then I started testing the latest Safari Technical Preview and the results were not good . That prompted me to give each of Chrome, Firefox, and Safari a fresh run to see how they performed.

The following results are each set in a table with a numbered list following that provides more detail on any cells that are numbered:

  • There was a Chrome 113 regression where cell semantics (which have display: contents were removed from the accessibility tree. This was fixed in Chrome 115. 1448706
  • <ol> s and <ul> s are not treated as lists, but <dl> s perform fine.
  • There was a Chrome 113 regression where description lists had no list item semantics. This was fixed in Chrome 115. 1448706
  • There was a Chrome 113 regression where headings no longer conveyed semantics. This was fixed in Chrome 115. 1448706
  • Shows as a button in the accessibility inspector, but does not receive keyboard focus; cannot be navigated with JAWS 2022 button command ( B ); can be activated with a mouse, touch, and screen reader virtual cursor. 1366037
  • As of Chrome 115, still does not receive keyboard focus (so inoperable with keyboard) but now can be activated with screen reader commands.
  • <th> s with flex and grid are exposed as cells, not headers. 1711273
  • Using NVDA 2022.1–2023.1, the table reports the wrong number of rows and columns and cannot be navigated with table navigation commands ( Ctrl + Alt + ← ↑ → ↓ ).
  • Tested in Firefox 113 and all is well.
  • Inserts text leaf between each list item; NVDA announces each item in the list when navigating by list ( L ).
  • Shows as a button in the accessibility inspector, but does not receive keyboard focus; cannot be navigated with NVDA button command ( B ); can be activated with a mouse, touch, and screen reader virtual cursor; dev tools show a keyboard use warning. 1791648
  • VoiceOver announces the wrong column and row count for each table; VoiceOver does not announce column headers when moving between columns; VoiceOver table navigation commands do not work ( Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + ← ↑ → ↓ ). 239478 , 239479
  • VoiceOver announces the entirety of each row as a run-on and announces no column nor cell counts. This appears to be a regression in Safari 16.5.
  • VoiceOver does not announce ordered or unordered lists as lists (description lists are fine); VoiceOver does not navigate to ordered or unordered lists with list navigation ( Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + X ). 243486 , 243373 , 259487
  • VoiceOver announces the entirety of each description list as a run-on. This appears to be a regression in Safari 16.5.
  • Does not receive keyboard focus; cannot be navigated with VoiceOver button command ( Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + J ); can be activated with a mouse. 243486 , 255149
  • As of Safari TP 151, can be navigated with VoiceOver button command ( Ctrl + Option + ⌘ + J ) but its accessible name is not announced.
  • As of Safari TP 152, its accessible name is announced.
  • Safari 16 has regressed from Safari TP 152; the accessible name is not announced and it has none in the accessibility tree.
  • In Safari 16.5 it announces as button, can be navigated as a button with VoiceOver only. It can be activated with VoiceOver Ctrl + Option + Space only. It does not accept keyboard focus and so cannot be activated with keyboard alone.
  • Safari 17 now treats description lists as description lists (no run-on announcement).
  • Works as expected as of Safari 17.
  • Does not announce as a button and is not exposed when navigating by controls, but can be activated. Also has no focus style.
  • Table data cannot be accessed using VoiceOver when swiping or using read-all, and swiping from within table after using explore-by-touch does not advance to next cell. This appears to be a regression in Safari 16.5 (previously you could at least move through the text). 257458
  • VoiceOver treats all cells as in column 1 and does not provide column headers. 243474
  • VoiceOver does not announce ordered or unordered lists as lists (description lists are fine).
  • Fires on double-tap with VoiceOver.
  • In Safari 16.5 it announces as button, can be navigated as a button, and activates with and without VoiceOver. It still has no default focus ring.
  • Announces as heading as of Safari 17, but can not be navigated as a heading. 261978

Chrome cleaned itself up and has held steady for more than 20 versions. Firefox needs work, but at least saw a tiny improvement. Safari made one tiny improvement but has a much bigger deficit, and I don’t trust it will improve much given its now twice-promised fix for display: contents .

The following four embedded CodePens are what I used for testing. These do not account for all scenarios or use cases, but at least provide a baseline set of results. They were all created in early 2020. I adapted them by adding horizontal rules between each test since VoiceOver was concatenating some elements with display: contents to the prior element.

Each links to a CodePen debug mode so you can test it directly, without the iframe or wrapper cruft.

HTML Tables

Visit the tables test in debug mode .

See the Pen Tables with Assorted Display Properties by Adrian Roselli ( @aardrian ) on CodePen .

Visit the lists test in debug mode .

See the Pen Lists with Assorted Display Properties by Adrian Roselli ( @aardrian ) on CodePen .

Visit the headings test in debug mode .

See the Pen Headings with Assorted Display Properties by Adrian Roselli ( @aardrian ) on CodePen .

Visit the buttons test in debug mode .

See the Pen Buttons with Assorted Display Properties by Adrian Roselli ( @aardrian ) on CodePen .

I have not gone through all the old browser bugs, identified outstanding open bugs, nor filed fresh bugs. I just don’t have the energy. I am hoping readers can confirm or deny my findings, however, so if/when I muster that energy I have confirmation these issues aren’t just a failing on my end.

I have written about display properties, tables, and accessibility a bunch over the last few years. Others have also kicked in a pile of posts. This list is not exhaustive.

  • It’s OK to Use Tables , 16 July 2012
  • Hey, It’s Still OK to Use Tables , 1 November 2017
  • A Responsive Accessible Table , 2 November 2017
  • Tables, CSS Display Properties, and ARIA , 20 February 2018
  • Tables, JSON, CSS, ARIA, RWD, TLAs… , 2 April 2018
  • Display: Contents Is Not a CSS Reset , 1 May 2018
  • Functions to Add ARIA to Tables and Lists , 12 May 2018
  • a11yTO Conf: CSS Display Properties versus HTML Semantics , 21 October 2020
  • CSS3 — Appendix B: Effects of display: contents on Unusual Elements
  • Data Tables by Heydon Pickering
  • Short note on what CSS display properties do to table semantics by Steve Faulkner, 4 March 2018
  • How display: contents; Works by Ire Aderinokun, 27 Mar 2018
  • More accessible markup with display: contents by Hidde de Vries, 20 April 2018, updated to reference this post

Update: 15 July 2022

I heard back from someone who works on WebKit ( finally ) and he confirmed the issues I found with the following bugs:

  • Bug 242779 – AX: display:contents elements are inserted in the wrong position when they have inline renderer siblings , 14 July 2022
  • Bug 239479 – AX: Support display:contents for table elements , 18 April 2022

Update: 22 July 2022

I tested Safari Technology Preview 149 today. No change.

Update: 4 August 2022

I tested Safari Technology Preview 150 today on macOS 12.5. No change.

Update: 6 August 2022

More updates from Tyler Wilcock , namely that three commits have landed in WebKit that address the heading and button examples in this post:

  • Closes new bug Bug 243373 – AX: An unnecessary group is created for every block-flow box with no other useful AX semantics , 30 July 2022
  • Also closes its older duplicate Bug 242779 – AX: display:contents elements are inserted in the wrong position when they have inline renderer siblings , 14 July 2022
  • Closes new bug Bug 243474 – AX: On iOS, display:contents elements are inserted in the wrong position when they have inline renderer siblings , 2 August 2022
  • Closes new bug Bug 243486 – AX: AXCoreObject::textUnderElement always returns an empty string for display:contents elements , 3 August 2022

I am thrilled to see the now-rapid progress from Tyler specifically. Compared to the current silence from Apple’s dedicated developer relations arm, past Apple mis-representation of fixes, and years of Apple’s failure to test for these obvious issues, this has been a breath of fresh air.

No idea which Safari Technical Preview will see these updates, but I am hopeful they will make it to Safari 16.

Update: 16 August 2022

I tested Safari Technology Preview 151 today on macOS 12.5.1. No change except a button with display: contents is now partially exposed in one context.

Update: 27 August 2022

I tested Safari Technology Preview 152 today. No change except a button with display: contents now has its accessible name announced.

Update: 11 September 2022

I tested Safari Technology Preview 153 today. No changes.

Update: 12 September 2022

I tested Safari 16 on macOS 12.6 today. It is equivalent to Safari TP 151. Tables with display properties are difficult to impossible to navigate with VoiceOver. Buttons with display: contents have no accessible name and do not activate on Enter ↵ . The minor improvements since Safari 15 (and before) are not enough to make buttons or tables accessibility supported on macOS. All this despite the following claim today:

Safari 16 introduces a re-architecture of WebKit’s accessibility support on macOS. […] Safari 16 also greatly improves accessibility support for elements with display:contents by ensuring they are properly represented in the accessibility tree. WebKit Features in Safari 16.0 , 12 September 2022

And this claim in June 2022:

I’m so happy that the severe mistake implementing `display: contents` and how it impacts the accessibility tree — one that originally shipped in all browsers — is now finally fixed in all browsers. (Including on iOS! Ooops my bug on Can I Use.) pic.twitter.com/IGrvMTM1Rv Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) 13 June 2022

And this claim in March 2022:

WebKit fixed an accessibility bug with display:contents , which incorrectly hid content from the accessibility tree. This fix makes it possible to freely use this display value to remove a box from the DOM tree , while still including its children. This can be useful when you want to adjust which box is the child of a Flexbox or Grid container, for instance. New WebKit Features in Safari 15.4 , 14 March 2022
Web developers, I have big news! Safari 15.4 is here, packed with 70+ new features — lazy loading, dialog, :has(), Cascade Layers, svh/lvh/dvh, focus-visible, accent-color, display: contents fix, scroll-behavior, Manifest icons, BroadcastChannel & more: webkit.org/blog/12445/new-webkit- Jen Simmons (@jensimmons) 14 March 2022

And this claim two days after I posted this update:

This is clearly a bug in Safari 16.0. One that we have already resolved. The fix is currently in Safari 16.1 beta. Comment on #6451 Safari 16 (release version) still broken

I really wish Apple had a dedicated Safari Twitter account instead of hanging its evangelist and/or the open source WebKit project out there to take the heat. That is unfair.

Remember that this is not an excuse to beat up the devs at Apple. If you are doing that, you are being unnecessarily mean to individuals who may have no control over broader organizational decisions. Do not be that guy / person / jerk.

Update: 13 September 2022

I filed an issue to update the Can I Use entry for display: block , and it was merged overnight: #6451: Safari 16 (release version) still broken

The Can I Use flex and grid data comes from the MDN browser-compat-data , so I filed an issue there: #17776 css.properties.display – Safari (thru 16) flex, grid, contents problems

Update: 17 September 2022

Apple’s devrel team came through and filed another PR at Can I Use (while still engaging me in my PR) and undid my changes. The good news is that for the first time Can I Use reflects that Safari 15.x and older never properly supported display: contents , acknowldegment of its prior false claims. The less good news is that both Apple and Can I Use believe that Safari supports display: contents when using it on buttons or tables renders them inaccessible in Safari 16. Clearly we have different ideas of the term supported .

Update: 20 September 2022

Following some informal community polling , Can I Use has restored Safari’s “partial support” entry for display: contents :

The Can I Use table for display contents showing Safari 16, 16.1, and TP all only partially support the feature.

My efforts have probably earned me no fans at Apple, though at least one Apple devrel person might agree with the change.

Update: 13 November 2022

No improvements in Safari 16.1. Here I demonstrate how the row and column counts are way off for the tables.

Here I am using Chrome 107, Firefox 106, and Safari 16.1 trying to Tab ↹ to the <button> with display: contents . It is worth noting that neither adding role="button" nor tabindex="0" will fix this.

Update: 29 November 2022

Promising work on resolving a Firefox bug where <th> s with CSS flex and grid are exposed as cells, not headers:

This revision fixes the problem by moving the th NativeRole logic into the TableCellAccessible class, then calling that logic from both the ARIA grid cell accessible NativeRole and from HTMLTableHeaderCellAccessible, as before. This revision also updates tests reliant on the old behavior, including beefing up an existing test aimed at this bug specifically. Comment 6 on 1711273 Losing columnHeader role when setting CSS display on a table

When that deploys it will leave Safari ≤16.1 as the last browser that breaks tables using CSS display properties.

Update: 20 December 2022

Stumbled across this piece of advice on Twitter promoting the use of display: contents :

The HTML <details> element 1 cannot become a flexbox or grid container ( display: flex and display: grid are ignored). This restriction is specified in the HTML Standard ( The <details> element is expected to render as a block box 2 ) and implemented in all browsers. It is possible to work around this limitation with display: contents 3 . […] twitter.com / LeaVerou/status /1563912029827747840 developer.mozilla.org / docs/Web /HTML/Element /details html.spec.whatwg.org / multipage /rendering.html # the-details-and-summary-elements mastodon.social / @simevidas /109538578812286095 […] Web Platform News, 19 December 2022

This is a case of trying to solve one very specific problem, layout core to an element, with a flamethrower and no regard for what else goes up in flames. In this case it is keyboard accessibility. To demonstrate that, I made a demo :

See the Pen Untitled by Adrian Roselli ( @aardrian ) on CodePen .

This is the outcome of specs that do not clarify how the content model should (or should not) be affected, browsers that ignore the bug for years, and developers who cannot be bothered to test with the one device attached to all their computers (keyboard, for those reading who never use on for testing).

The CSS display: contents property looks like such a simple salve, but in the end guarantees an access barrier.

Update: 8 April 2023

I tested Safari 16.4 on macOS 12.6.4 today. No changes.

Meanwhile, Chromium has a change ready to go that will allow elements with display:contents to be focused (3910374) , which is meant to honor CSSWG issue #2632 stating Elements that have display: contents can still be focused… .

David Baron also filed a WebKit bug and requests for Mozilla and WebKit to take a position on display: contents focusability specifically:

  • WebKit Bug 255149 – elements with CSS display:contents are not focusable
  • #772 Request for Mozilla Position: focusability of elements with display:contents
  • WebKit #164 focusability of elements with CSS display:contents

Update: 24 May 2023

Safari on iPadOS 16.5 seems to have regressed since I can no longer get to table contents using read-all or swiping when the table has flex , grid , or block . I am forced to use explore by touch to get into the table, and even then I cannot move between cells with swiping. On the bright side, buttons work well now with contents (though I would like a default focus outline).

Safari 16.5 on macOS also appears to have regressed with tables and description lists that have display: contents . Buttons, while improved, are sadly still inaccessible to keyboard users when using contents .

Firefox 113 on Windows fixed a long-standing bug with tables, so congratulations are due there.

Chrome 113 on Windows and Android seems to have decided anything with display: contents must have its semantics stripped. This change may have happened prior to Chrome 113, which is my fault for not testing each release. Either way, tables, lists, and headings are now broken and buttons remain broken.

In response to my social media posts about this today, David Baron promptly filed a Chromium issue: 1448706: elements with display:contents no longer exposed in accessibility tree

Update: 30 May 2023

Within 48 hours of me posting the Chrome regression on Mastodon, folks from the Chrome team (current and past) confirmed the regression, identified the cause, filed an issue, fixed the issue, and queued it to roll out in Chrome 115 (scheduled for 12 July). Thanks to David Baron, Alice Boxhall, and Aaron Leventhal.

While this kind of pro-active bug fix is great to see in action, there is still a significant barrier for users that will take about 3 months and 2+ versions for them to see fixed.

Meanwhile, I filed a new bug against Safari on iPadOS 16.5, Bug 257458 – AX: Tables with display properties are skipped, report wrong col/row counts , which includes the following video:

In the Safari issue I cite eighteen distinct bugs:

  • Tables with display: flex on the <tr> cannot be navigated into using swipe gestures (swipe right or left).
  • Tables with display: flex on the <tr> are skipped when using read-all.
  • Tables with display: grid on the <tr> cannot be navigated into using swipe gestures (swipe right or left)
  • Tables with display: grid on the <tr> are skipped when using read-all.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> give the wrong column count.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> announce each <th> with the first <th> when first entering a row.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> announce each column header <th> as a row header.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> announce each column header <th> as column 1.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> announce each <td> with the wrong or no column header.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> announce each <td> as column 1.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> give the wrong column count.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> announce each <th> with the first <th> when first entering a row.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> announce each column header <th> as a row header.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> announce each column header <th> as column 1.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> announce each <td> with no column header.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> announce each <td> as column 1.
  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> cannot be navigated into using swipe gestures (swipe right or left).
  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> are skipped when using read-all.

I filed the following additional issues/PRs:

  • MDN Browser Compat: #19994: Safari Table Support – CSS Display Properties Break Tables
  • Pull request for CSS inline-block at Can I Use (there appears to be no entry for block , but the same bugs apply): #6731: Update inline-block.json for Safari bugs

I have low hopes for the MDN Brower Compat charts updating since #17776: css.properties.display – Safari (thru 16) flex, grid, contents problems has been open and untouched since September 2022.

Similarly, Safari issue Bug 239479: AX: Support display:contents for table elements has sat for over a year (filed 18 April 2022).

Update: 7 June 2023

I updated Bug 257458 – AX: Tables with display properties are skipped, report wrong col/row counts to include results of testing with Safari 16.5 and VoiceOver on macOS 12.6.6:

  • Tables with display: flex on the <tr> cannot be navigated into using table navigation.
  • Tables with display: flex on the <tr> cannot be navigated into using swipe gestures.
  • Tables with display: block on the <th> announce each as a cell.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> do not support navigating within a column.
  • Tables with display: block on the <td> and <th> do not announce column headers.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> announce the entirety of cells in a row as a single node.
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> do not support navigating within a column (because it is treated as one column).
  • Tables with display: inline-block on the <td> and <th> do not announce column headers.
  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> and <th> cannot be navigated into using table navigation.
  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> and <th> are skipped when using read-all.
  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> and <th> have each row read as a single string of text.

So far I have seen no signals about this from Apple’s WWDC Safari and CSS talk , despite demonstrating some of these properties.

The Safari 17 beta announcement suggests some fixes for display: contents , but not for the issues I cite here. Which is insight that there are likely far more issues than the four types of elements I have tracked in this post.

Update: 21 July 2023

Progress in Safari Technology Preview 174 on macOS. Items 19–33 are addressed. I found two new issues, which are a function of the fixes:

  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> and <th> can be navigated into using table navigation, but VoiceOver announces each cell as “blank”.
  • Tables with display: contents on the <td> and <th> do not announce cell contents when using read-all. VoiceOver simply announces the column and row position.

I added these to the Safari bug that has gottent traction . I am not updating the support table owing to regressions I have seen in other TPs. I will update it when and if the fixes come to Safari 17.

I did not test Safari TP on iPadOS as I cannot seem to locate a TP for the platform.

Update: 13 August 2023

More progress in Safari Technology Preview 176 on macOS. The two new bugs I found are fixed. Granted, they should never had made it to the TP where I could find them, but at least I someone (me) caught them.

I did not test on iPadOS nor iPhoneOS. I did not re-test any prior issues for regressions. Apple is not paying me enough (nothing, actually) to do all of its QA.

I am not updating the support table above owing to regressions I have seen in other TPs. I will update it when and if the fixes come to Safari 17. Safari 17 is in beta now, but I am not testing it. I also understand not all Safari 17 features will be supported in macOS 12 or even 13, but I see no reason these fixes would not be. It would be a shame if users would have to upgrade hardware just to use tables for the first time in years.

Update: 14 August 2023

I confirmed that Chrome 115 fixes the regresions I identifed in May . Lists and buttons with display: contents are still broken. This is most obvious with TalkBack where navigating to the sample lists rattles off the entire list as one single string of text.

Update: 22 September 2023

Significant progress in Safari 17 for iPadOS. Tables work now, which is spectacular. I find it odd that calling a native HTML element that only functions correctly in assistive technology years after the issue was reported “spectacular” when it should simply be expected, but here we are.

I did not expect lists to get any update. Apple has made a decision on that which is unlikely to change. It annoys some users, not others, and makes devs grumpy.

Headings with display: contents now announce as headings when you encounter them, but you cannot navigate by them. That is a disappointment because it feels like Safari was so close and Safari Technology Preview 179 on macOS does not have this problem. Which makes this statement not quite accurate:

WebKit for Safari 17.0 fixes our remaining accessibility issues with display:contents . WebKit Features in Safari 17.0

Buttons continue to not have a focus ring, but all browsers are struggling with this.

Update: 7 October 2023

Very good progress in Safari 17. Tables and description lists are no longer broken when display properties are applied. Buttons with display: contents , however, are still inoperable by keyboard users and problematic for VO users (and I confirmed is also the case in Safari TP 180).

Meanwhile, the heading issue I reported for Safari 17 on iPadOS ( 261978 – AX: Headings with `display: contents` cannot be navigated ) has been marked as a VoiceOver issue with no insight when it will be fixed. But marking it a VoiceOver issue means Safari can claim to have no bug so yay?

Apple seems reasonably confident it has finally fixed its historically years-lagging support (despite prior claims), and so has been doing the rounds suddenly arguing all the other browsers and specs need to fix display: contents issues while using its own claims of (abruptly and questionably) better support to bolster them:

  • CSS Working Group Comment on #3040 [css-a11y][css-display] display: contents; strips semantic role from elements from 2018.
  • Web Platform Tests #568 display: contents

I also filed a PR with Can I Use to amend the one filed by Apple three weeks ago (I was unable to review owing to travel and this is not my job slash no one is paying me).

With Safari almost there on basic support and Apple now pushing for the specs and browsers to agree, after sitting it out for a few years, I am excited that the end is in sight. Which I expect before WCAG 3.

Reply I encounter similar issues when I wish to set grid on the body element and display contents on the main element. The main issue I have is implementing a skip to content link that targets the main[display: contents] element :( I think this should be of interest to the community since the following is a common DOM pattern: Skipping the main element would really be a shame Neil Osman ; 1 August 2022 at 7:36 am . Permalink
In response to Neil Osman . Reply part of my comment was sanitized, so here is a demo that illustrates my point https://codepen.io/WW3/pen/XWEVoqN Neil ; 1 August 2022 at 10:15 am . Permalink
Reply Thank you for posting this and for continuously testing for the current state of things. display: contents seems really valuable as CSS grid becomes more commonplace, but until some of these issues are fixed I’m still going to avoid grid entirely (where feasilbe) in cases where display: contents would be necessary. Clayton ; 13 March 2023 at 6:21 pm . Permalink
In response to Clayton . Reply FWIW, I think an alternate approach might be to test the problematic instances on your audience’s browsers and then decide which cases you can ignore and which cases are problems. But I very much understand the frustration — I have been there for a few years now. Adrian Roselli ; 19 March 2023 at 8:05 pm . Permalink

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WebKit Features in Safari 16.5

May 18, 2023

by Jen Simmons

Today we are pleased to share what new’s in WebKit for Safari 16.5.

After the massive, web-developer-feature-packed release of Safari 16.4 , this version focuses predominately on polishing existing features and fixing bugs. Safari 16.5 does contain a handful of new features including CSS Nesting, :user-valid and :user-invalid , support for pre-orders and deferred payments with Apple Pay, and an update to Lockdown Mode.

CSS Nesting

Safari 16.5 includes support for CSS Nesting. A long-time favorite feature of pre-processors, nesting allows web developers to write code like this:

Learn all about CSS Nesting — including the current limitation that prevents the use of an element selector (like article ) without including a symbol (like & ) before the element — in Try out CSS Nesting today .

The CSS Working Group is currently working on a very promising idea for removing the requirement that every nested selector begin with a symbol. Hopefully sometime in the future, that limitation will no longer exist.

CSS user valid and invalid pseudo-classes

The pseudo-classes :user-valid and :user-invalid are now supported in Safari 16.5.

For years, :valid and :invalid could be used to target an input field or other form field based on whether it is in a valid or invalid state. But there’s been one problem — as soon as a user starts typing, the content is evaluated and declared invalid if it doesn’t match. For example, an email address is marked :invalid as the first half is typed, before the @ is present. This has led to developers using JavaScript for this use case instead.

The new :user-invalid and :user-valid pseudo-classes are much smarter about when they are triggered, removing the need for JS. Compare :invalid to :user-invalid in a browser with support to see the difference.

These new pseudo-classes are especially helpful when combined with :has() to provide powerful tools for styling anything on the page, like the label of a form field.

Apple Pay on the web now supports pre-orders and deferred payments.

Lockdown mode

Lockdown mode now disables WebCodecs API .

Lockdown mode is an optional, extreme protection that’s designed for the very few individuals who, because of who they are or what they do, might be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticated digital threats. Most people are never targeted by attacks of this nature.

WebKit for Safari 16.5 provides multiple bug fixes and feature polish.

  • Fixed Scroll to Text Fragment sometimes scrolling to the top after reloading the page.
  • Fixed support for x resolution unit in calc() .
  • Fixed reflecting trimmed block-start , block-end , inline-start , and inline-end margins for grid or flex items in computed styles.
  • Fixed the top offset of self collapsing children at the end of a block container with block-end margin trim.
  • Fixed triggering layout when changing margin-trim value.
  • Fixed increasing column-count above 2 not updating the layout.
  • Fixed CSS custom properties not applying to an SVG use element’s shadow tree.
  • Fixed new CSS property unexpectedly dropped from an empty CSS rule when tabbing through or editing a selector.
  • Made -webkit-image-set() an alias of image-set() .

Editing & Forms

  • Fixed hairline on the selection of bidi text.
  • Fixed photo library picker showing videos for accept="image/*" .
  • Updated digital display in Intl.DurationFormat to match spec changes.
  • Fixed text wrapping for bidi text when line-breaking.
  • Fixed non-audible AudioContext preventing the audio session to change from play-and-record after stopping capture.
  • Fixed handling video streams containing a CodecDelay value that caused an audible pop at the beginning of video playback.
  • Fixed video freezing in a video conference when removing AirPods Pro during the call.
  • Fixed snapping to the last snap position when performing layout when scroll snapping occurs with a physical mouse wheel.
  • Fixed pinch-to-zoom when toggling on and off scroll snapping.
  • Fixed scroll snapping jumping to the previous page when swiping to the next page.
  • Fixed scroll snapping to work with a physical scroll wheel on a mouse.
  • Fixed form controls rendering.
  • Fixed visual updates for content: counter() when position: absolute is set.
  • Fixed an unexpected visible first frame of a transform animation when !important style overrides the animated value.
  • Fixed filling metadata headers for preflight requests.
  • Fixed OffscreenCanvas WebGL to fire the context lost event.
  • Fixed getFileHandle() to return a TypeMismatchError on unexpected entry type.
  • Fixed “Untitled” label on the back to previous app button when opening a web app via a link.

Web Assembly

  • Fixed WASM SIMD breaking WebP decoding applications.

Web Inspector

  • Added initial support for color-mix CSS values.
  • Fixed element ::backdrop rules showing up without a backdrop.
  • Fixed “Selected element” console entry filling an entire row.
  • Fixed an issue causing the mini console to always opens when choosing “Inspect Element”, even if it was previously closed.

We love hearing from you. Send a tweet to @webkit to share your thoughts on Safari 16.5. Find us on Mastodon at @[email protected] and @[email protected] . If you run into any issues, we welcome your feedback on Safari UI, or your WebKit bug report about web technologies or Web Inspector. Filing issues really does make a difference.

Download the latest Safari Technology Preview to stay at the forefront of the web platform and to use the latest Web Inspector features. You can also read the Safari 16.5 release notes .

Updating to Safari 16.5

Safari 16.5 is available for macOS Ventura , macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, iPadOS 16 , and iOS 16 . Update to Safari 16.5 on macOS Monterey or macOS Big Sur by going to System Preferences → Software Update → More info, and choosing to update Safari. Or update on macOS Ventura, iOS or iPadOS, by going to Settings → General → Software Update.

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The column-count CSS property breaks an element's content into the specified number of columns.

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Is a strictly positive <integer> describing the ideal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed. If the column-width is also set to a non- auto value, it merely indicates the maximum allowed number of columns.

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Columns do a great job of flowing and balancing content. Unfortunately, not all elements flow gracefully. Sometimes elements get stuck between columns.

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Fortunately, you can tell the browser to keep specific elements together with break-inside .

At the moment, the property universally accepts the values auto and avoid .

Use avoid on an element within a multi-column layout to keep the property from breaking apart.

Take one extra look at the syntax for this property as there’s some variation among the browsers.

The property takes after the page break properties and shares the same values. For now, Firefox uses page-break-inside .

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Browser support.

Page break properties:

This browser support data is from Caniuse , which has more detail. A number indicates that browser supports the feature at that version and up.

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Dear Chris,

i’ve discovered that using -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid behaves inconsistent when the number of elements inside the container varies. I’ve adjusted your pen to illustrate it.

Here’s the bug req. on chromium: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=628927

The link to page break is broken in the following phrase…

“The property takes after the page break properties and shares the same values.”

First line of my second column is indented/centered/mis-aligned but only in Firefox. Please look at http://www.ams-net.org/~testing/columns.php

This works when the container (on which we apply the column layout) contains more than one element.

If there is only one element, Firefox will break it to make it fit on all the columns (which also has another Firefox bug: links and hover in the first cut blocks do not work). To avoid this behaviour, I apply display: inline-block on the block only if it is the only one of the list, with this:

This might produce other glitches but it is sufficient for my usage (at least as long as Firefox keeps breaking the single element). I suspect that Firefox has this behaviour each time there are X elements in a container where I apply N columns, and where X<N).

Thank you so much. Saved me

Just Saved me …Thanks a lot

Thank you. I agree that CSS columns has issue when items are less than the column-rows we specify. it breaks on FF and IE.

Thanks for the article! It’s perfect… almost. In the codepen example, I see that the columns are all not flush with the top edge of their container. As I resize the window, one or two sometimes has padding at the top, and sometimes it doesn’t.

Any idea on how to address this inconsistency? I’ve been researching my buns off here, but am turning up no solutions. :(

I think I have found the missing piece of the puzzle: When I got rid of the margin-bottom on the , the top edge alignment problem went away.

Very helpful, thank you!

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Very informative. I have a problem where I have paged media with two columns on consecutive pages, but instead of wrapping the text from pg 1 left col to pg 1 right col and then going on to pg 2 left col, it goes from pg 1 left col to pg 2 left col and then back to pg 1 right col. Any idea how I can fix this? When using print preview in Chrome it displays correctly, but I need to use Acrobat to convert HTML to PDF and in that case it leads to this problem…

Are you setting the columns with a column count of 2 or with column widths of 50%? Perhaps a column width of 50% would cause the Acrobat converter to treat the second page as new columns instead of continuation of the first page’s columns.

Alternately, if you’re not locked into Acrobat, perhaps you could use Chrome’s built-in export feature? e.g.

chrome –headless –print-to-pdf=”d:\{{path and file name}}.pdf” https://google.com

Hi, I’ve come across an issue with columns in IE11 when I use “break-inside: avoid”, I get this random space at the bottom of the parent div that I can only get rid of if I don’t use “break-inside: avoid”, but then I get the children div breaking and overflowing onto the next column.

I’ve replicated a simplified example on Codepen: codepen.io/hcone5006/debug/bxmmpM/ in IE11.

Has anyone come up with this issue?

Finally resolved it by adding display: inline-block; to the element we’re avoiding break-inside. Hope that helps.

This didn’t prevent from splitting child element.

Only display: inline-block worked

display: inline-block helped me with my firefox breaking issues. thank you

To all that is still looking for a fix for:

CSS Columns breaking in Firefox/IE11. Breaking when column-item is less no. of columns

try also: overflow: hidden;

on the items inside the column. hope it helps. it worked for me!

Hi I am here to get a solution or advice of the Safari browser issue that cause duplicating the elements above to css column span element http://www.graphicguru.in/csscolumns.html I reported to webkit team no response yet, seeking a help here https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=214219

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When there are 2+ CSS columns and a child element has an overflow, space is preserved for the child element but it is not painted.

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Css properties, css column-count property.

Divide the text in the <div> element into three columns:

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The column-count property specifies the number of columns an element should be divided into.

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iOS 17 brings big updates to Phone, Messages, and FaceTime that give you new ways to express yourself as you communicate. StandBy delivers a new full-screen experience with glanceable information designed to view from a distance when you turn iPhone on its side while charging. AirDrop makes it easier to share and connect with those around you and adds NameDrop for contact sharing. Enhancements to the keyboard make entering text faster and easier than ever before. iOS 17 also includes updates to Widgets, Safari, Music, AirPlay, and more.

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This update introduces new emoji, transcripts in Apple Podcasts and includes other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

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This update includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

Music recognition lets you add songs you have identified to your Apple Music Playlists and Library, as well as Apple Music Classical

Siri has a new option to announce messages you receive in any supported language

Stolen Device Protection supports the option for increased security in all locations

Battery Health in Settings shows battery cycle count, manufacture date, and first use on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models

Call Identification displays Apple-verified business name, logo, and department name when available

Business updates in Messages for Business provide trusted information for order status, flight notifications, fraud alerts or other transactions you opt into

Apple Cash virtual card numbers enable you to pay with Apple Cash at merchants that don’t yet accept Apple Pay by typing in your number from Wallet or using Safari AutoFill

Fixes an issue where contact pictures are blank in Find My

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This update provides bug fixes for your iPhone including:

Text may unexpectedly duplicate or overlap while typing

This update introduces additional security measures with Stolen Device Protection. This release also includes a new Unity wallpaper to honor Black history and culture in celebration of Black History Month, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

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Stolen Device Protection increases security of iPhone and Apple ID by requiring Face ID or Touch ID with no passcode fallback to perform certain actions

Security Delay requires Face ID or Touch ID, an hour wait, and then an additional successful biometric authentication before sensitive operations like changing device passcode or Apple ID password can be performed

Lock Screen

New Unity wallpaper honors Black history and culture in celebration of Black History Month

Collaborate on playlists allows you to invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, reorder, and remove songs

Emoji reactions can be added to any track in a collaborative playlist

This update also includes the following improvements:

AirPlay hotel support lets you stream content directly to the TV in your room in select hotels

AppleCare & Warranty in Settings shows your coverage for all devices signed in with your Apple ID

Crash detection optimizations (all iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 models)

This update provides important bug fixes and is recommended for all users.

This update introduces Journal, an all-new way to reflect on life’s moments and preserve your memories. This release also includes Action button and Camera enhancements, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

Journal is a new app that lets you write about the small moments and big events in your life so you can practice gratitude and improve your wellbeing

Journaling suggestions make it easy to remember your experiences by intelligently grouping your outings, photos, workouts, and more into moments you can add to your journal

Filters let you quickly find bookmarked entries or show entries with attachments so you can revisit and reflect on key moments in your life

Scheduled notifications help you keep a consistent journaling practice by reminding you to write on the days and time you choose

Option to lock your journal using Touch ID or Face ID

iCloud sync keeps your journal entries safe and encrypted on iCloud

Action Button

Translate option for the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max to quickly translate phrases or have a conversation with someone in another language

Spatial video lets you capture video on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max so you can relive your memories in three dimensions on Apple Vision Pro

Improved Telephoto camera focusing speed when capturing small faraway objects on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

Catch-up arrow lets you easily jump to your first unread message in a conversation by tapping the arrow visible in the top-right corner

Add sticker option in the context menu lets you add a sticker directly to a bubble

Memoji updates include the ability to adjust the body shape of any Memoji

Contact Key Verification provides automatic alerts and Contact Verification Codes to help verify people facing extraordinary digital threats are messaging only with the people they intend

Precipitation amounts help you stay on top of rain and snow conditions for a given day over the next 10 days

New widgets let you choose from next-hour precipitation, daily forecast, sunrise and sunset times, and current conditions such as Air Quality, Feels Like, and wind speed

Wind map snapshot helps you quickly assess wind patterns and access the animated wind map overlay to prepare for forecasted wind conditions for the next 24 hours

Interactive moon calendar lets you easily visualize the phase of the moon on any day for the next month

This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:

Siri support for privately accessing and logging Health app data using your voice

AirDrop improvements including expanded contact sharing options and the ability to share boarding passes, movie tickets, and other eligible passes by bringing two iPhones together

Favorite Songs Playlist in Apple Music lets you quickly get back to the songs you mark as favorites

Use Listening History in Apple Music can be disabled in a Focus so music you listen to does not appear in Recently Played or influence your recommendations

A new Digital Clock Widget lets you quickly catch a glimpse of the time on your Home Screen and while in StandBy

Enhanced AutoFill identifies fields in PDFs and other forms enabling you to populate them with information such as names and addresses from your contacts

New keyboard layouts provide support for 8 Sámi languages

Sensitive Content Warning for stickers in Messages prevents you from being unexpectedly shown a sticker containing nudity

Qi2 charger support for all iPhone 13 models and iPhone 14 models

Fixes an issue that may prevent wireless charging in certain vehicles

This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.

In rare circumstances, Apple Pay and other NFC features may become unavailable on iPhone 15 models after wireless charging in certain cars

Weather Lock Screen widget may not correctly display snow

This update introduces the ability for AirDrop transfers to continue over the internet when you step out of AirDrop range. This release also includes enhancements to StandBy and Apple Music, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

Content continues to transfer over the internet when you step out of AirDrop range

New options to control when the display turns off (iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max)

Favorites expanded to include songs, albums, and playlists, and you can filter to display your favorites in the library

New cover art collection offers designs that change colors to reflect the music in your playlist

Song suggestions appear at the bottom of every playlist, making it easy to add music that matches the vibe of your playlist

Option to choose a specific album to use with Photo Shuffle on the Lock Screen

Home key support for Matter locks

Improved reliability of Screen Time settings syncing across devices

Fixes an issue that may cause the Significant Location privacy setting to reset when transferring an Apple Watch or pairing it for the first time

Resolves an issue where the names of incoming callers may not appear when you are on another call

Addresses an issue where custom and purchased ringtones may not appear as options for your text tone

Fixes an issue that may cause the keyboard to be less responsive

Fixes an issue that may cause display image persistence

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Contact Posters let you customize how you appear on other people’s devices when you call them with a customized poster

Live Voicemail displays a live transcription as someone leaves a message and allows you to pick up the call

Stickers iMessage app brings all your stickers into one place including Live Stickers, Memoji, Animoji, emoji stickers, and your third party sticker packs

Live Stickers can be created by lifting the subject from photos or videos and stylizing them with effects like Shiny, Puffy, Comic, and Outline

Check In automatically notifies a family member or friend when you arrive at a destination safely and can share helpful information with them in case of a delay

Audio message transcription is available for audio messages you receive so you can read them in the moment and listen later

Search improvements help you find messages faster by allowing you to combine search filters such as people, keywords, and content types like photos or links to find exactly what you are looking for

Swipe to reply to a message inline by swiping to the right on any bubble

One-time verification code cleanup automatically deletes verification codes from the Messages app after using them with AutoFill in other apps

Leave a video or audio message to capture exactly what you want to say when someone does not pick up your FaceTime call

Enjoy FaceTime calls on Apple TV by using your iPhone as a camera (Apple TV 4K 2nd generation and later)

Reactions layer 3D effects like hearts, balloons, confetti, and more around you in video calls and can be triggered with gestures

Video effects allow you to adjust the intensity of Studio Lighting and Portrait mode

Full-screen experience with glanceable information like clocks, photos, and widgets designed to view from a distance when iPhone is on its side and charging in places such as your nightstand, kitchen counter, or desk

Clocks are available in a variety of styles including Digital, Analog, Solar, Float, and World Clock, with elements you can personalize like the accent color

Photos automatically shuffle through your best shots or showcase a specific album you choose

Widgets give you access to information at a distance and appear in Smart Stacks that deliver the right information at the right time

Night Mode lets clocks, photos, and widgets take on a red tone in low light

Preferred view per MagSafe charger remembers your preference for each place you charge with MagSafe, whether that’s a clock, photos, or widgets

Interactive widgets let you take actions, like mark a reminder as complete, directly from the widget by tapping it on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, or in StandBy

iPhone widgets on Mac enable you to add widgets from your iPhone to your Mac desktop

NameDrop lets you exchange contact information with someone new by bringing your iPhones close together

New way to initiate AirDrop allows you to share content or start a SharePlay session over AirDrop by bringing your iPhones close together

Improved autocorrect accuracy makes typing even easier by leveraging a powerful transformer-based language model (iPhone 12 and later)

Easier autocorrect editing temporarily underlines corrected words and lets you revert back to what you originally typed with just a tap

Enhanced sentence corrections can correct more types of grammatical mistakes when you finish sentences (iPhone 12 and later)

Inline predictive text shows single and multi-word predictions as you type that can be added by tapping space bar (iPhone 12 and later)

Safari and Passwords

Profiles keep your browsing separate for topics like work and personal, separating your history, cookies, extensions, Tab Groups, and favorites

Private Browsing enhancements include locking your private browsing windows when you’re not using them, blocking known trackers from loading, and removing identifying tracking from URLs

Password and passkey sharing lets you create a group of passwords to share with trusted contacts that stays up to date as members of the group make changes

One-time verification code AutoFill from Mail autofill in Safari so you can log in without leaving the browser

SharePlay makes it easy for everyone to control and play Apple Music in the car

Crossfade smoothly transitions between songs by fading out the currently playing song while fading in the next so the music never stops

Intelligent AirPlay device list makes finding the right AirPlay-compatible TV or speaker even easier by showing your devices in order of relevance, based on your preferences

Suggested AirPlay device connections are proactively shown to you as a notification to make it even more seamless to connect to your preferred AirPlay devices

Automatic AirPlay device connections are made between your iPhone and the most relevant AirPlay-compatible device so all you have to do is tap “Play” to begin enjoying your content

Adaptive Audio delivers a new listening mode that dynamically blends Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency to tailor the noise control experience based on the conditions of your environment (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Personalized Volume adjusts the volume of your media in response to your environment and listening preferences over time (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Conversation Awareness lowers your media volume and enhances the voices of the people in front of the user, all while reducing background noise (AirPods Pro (2nd generation) with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Press to mute and unmute your microphone by pressing the AirPods stem or the Digital Crown on AirPods Max when on a call (AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro (1st and 2nd generation), or AirPods Max with firmware version 6A300 or later)

Offline Maps allow you to select an area you want to access, search, and explore rich information for places to download for use when your iPhone doesn’t have a Wi-Fi or cellular signal

EV routing improvements give you routes based on real-time EV charger availability for supported chargers

Option to say “Siri” in addition to “Hey Siri” for an even more natural way to make requests

Back-to-back requests can be issued without needing to reactivate Siri in between commands (iPhone 11 and later)

Visual Look Up

Expanded domains in Visual Look Up help you discover similar recipes from photos of food, Maps information from photos of storefronts, and the meaning of signs and symbols on things like laundry tags

Multiple or single subjects can be lifted from the background of photos and videos and placed into apps like Messages

Visual Look Up in Video helps you learn about objects that appear in paused video frames

Visual Look Up for subjects in photos enables you to look up information about objects you lift from photos directly from the callout bar

State of Mind reflection allows you to log your momentary emotion and daily mood, choose what factors are having the biggest impact on you, and describe your feelings

Interactive charts give you insights into your state of mind, how it has changed over time, and what factors may have influence such as exercise, sleep, and mindful minutes

Mental health assessments help you understand your current risk for depression and anxiety and if you might benefit from getting support

Screen Distance leverages the TrueDepth camera that powers Face ID to encourage you to increase the distance you view your device to reduce digital eye strain and can help reduce the risk of myopia in children

Sensitive Content Warnings can be enabled to prevent users from unexpectedly being shown images containing nudity in Messages, AirDrop, Contact Posters in the Phone app, and FaceTime messages

Expanded Communication Safety protections for children now detect videos containing nudity in addition to photos that children may receive or attempt to send in Messages, AirDrop, Contact Posters in the Phone app, FaceTime messages, and the system Photo picker

Improved sharing permissions give you even more control over what you share with apps, with an embedded photo picker and an add-only Calendar permission

Link tracking protection removes extra information from links shared in Messages, Mail, and Safari Private Browsing that some websites use in their URLs to track you across other websites, and links still work as expected

Accessibility

Assistive Access distills apps and experiences to their essential features in Phone and FaceTime, Messages, Camera, Photos, and Music, including large text, visual alternatives, and focused choices to lighten cognitive load

Live Speech lets you type what you want to say and have it be spoken out loud in phone calls, FaceTime calls, and for in-person conversations

Personal Voice enables users who are at risk of losing their voice to privately and securely create a voice that sounds like them on iPhone, and use it with Live Speech in phone and FaceTime calls

Point and Speak in Magnifier Detection Mode uses iPhone to read text out loud on physical objects with small text labels, such as keypads on doors and buttons on appliances

This release also includes other features and improvements:

Roadside Assistance via satellite lets you contact AAA to help you with vehicle issues when out of Wi-Fi or cellular range (iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max)

Pets in the People album in Photos surfaces individual pets in the album just like friends or family members

Photos Album widget lets you select a specific album from the Photos app to appear in the widget

Item sharing in Find My allows you to share an AirTag or Find My network accessory with up to five other people

Activity History in Home displays a recent history of events for door locks, garage doors, security systems, and contact sensors

Grid Forecast in Home shows when your electrical grid has cleaner energy sources available (Contiguous US only)

Grocery Lists in Reminders automatically group related items into sections as you add them

Inline PDFs and document scans in Notes are presented full-width, making them easy to view and mark them up

New Memoji stickers in Keyboard include Halo, Smirk, and Peekaboo

App Shortcuts in Spotlight Top Hit offer you app shortcuts to your next action when you search for an app

Redesigned Sharing tab in Fitness provides highlights of your friends’ activity like workout streaks and awards

Email or phone number sign-in lets you sign into your iPhone with any email address or phone number listed in your Apple ID account

New drawing tools in Freeform include a fountain pen, watercolor brush, ruler and more to create expressive boards

Crash Detection optimizations (iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max)

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  1. html

    I'm using column-count to automatically split the text into 2 columns and it works consistently on Chrome and Firefox and almost as well on Safari. While testing, I found a bug on Safari 14.1+ wherein if you resize the browser from >1040px to 768px, the div containing the text expands for some reason and when you resize it back to >1040px, the ...

  2. html

    So i found this Bug in Safari but cant find a solution to fix it. .menu ul{ column-count: 2; } .menu ul li{ width: 257px; height: 35px; } .menu ul a{ position: absolute; ... Stack Overflow. About; Products For Teams; Stack Overflow ... Safari column-count Bug. Ask Question Asked 6 years, 5 months ago. Modified 6 years, 5 months ago.

  3. column-count property doesn't work on Safari #28556

    While in general we try to paper over browser inconsistencies, this one is caused by a confluence of a browser bug / custom styling. The best advice I can give is to use the workarounds listed in this thread, or use a different method for achieving the same style that doesn't run into browser issues. samouri removed their assignment on Aug 14 ...

  4. Column-Count Behavior in Safari: Image Gallery Development Challenge

    The Safari bug with the column-count property can be frustrating for developers looking to create a multi-column image gallery. However, with a few workarounds, it is possible to create a visually appealing layout that works in all modern browsers. References. MDN Web Docs: column-count; Can I use: column-count; Stack Overflow: Safari column ...

  5. Safari 14.1 CSS Column-count Causing Containers To Extend Unnecessarily

    I'm using column-count to automatically split the text into 2 columns and it works consistently on Chrome and Firefox and almost as well on Safari. While testing, I found a bug on Safari 14.1+ wherein if you resize the browser from >1040px to 768px, the div containing the text expands for some reason and when you resize it back to >1040px ...

  6. It's Mid-2022 and Browsers (Mostly Safari) Still Break Accessibility

    Using NVDA 2022.1-2023.1, the table reports the wrong number of rows and columns and cannot be navigated with table navigation commands ... Meanwhile, I filed a new bug against Safari on iPadOS 16.5, Bug 257458 - AX: Tables with display properties are skipped, report wrong col/row counts, ...

  7. Safari 16.5 Release Notes

    Fixed increasing column-count above 2 not updating the layout. Fixed CSS custom properties not applying to an SVG use element's shadow tree. Fixed new CSS property unexpectedly dropped from an empty CSS rule when tabbing through or editing a selector. Fixed: Made -webkit-image-set() an alias of image-set(). Editing & Forms Resolved Issues

  8. WebKit Features in Safari 16.5

    After the massive, web-developer-feature-packed release of Safari 16.4, this version focuses predominately on polishing existing features and fixing bugs. Safari 16.5 does contain a handful of new features including CSS Nesting, :user-valid and :user-invalid, support for pre-orders and deferred payments with Apple Pay, and an update to Lockdown ...

  9. Flexbox gap workaround for Safari on iOS 14, 13 and lower

    Let's start with a simple example — three divs of 30% width separated by a 5% width gap. I set the background-color to #cde9c5 so that the gap is visible. How will it work on a Safari 14/13 device though? As we can see, the gap is not there, and therefore the divs took 90% of the space, and the remaining 10% is green.

  10. column-count

    The number of columns is determined by other CSS properties, such as column-width. Is a strictly positive <integer> describing the ideal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed. If the column-width is also set to a non- auto value, it merely indicates the maximum allowed number of columns.

  11. Bug: List Icons disappear in Safari with column-count > 1 #19617

    Bug description. Fontawesome Icons v6.3 disappear with both list types on Safari, when the column-count for the list is set to 2 or higher (two column layout). The list is setup as per documentation. Interestingly, when using fa-pulse on the first list element, the first and second element are showing up and the first is animating.

  12. How to Fix CSS Issues on Safari

    Displaying properties in Safari. There is a CSS appearance property used to display an element using a platform-native styling based on the users' operating system's theme. To make it work on Safari, we must set the appearance property to its "none" value. Also, use -WebKit-and -Moz-vendor prefixes.. Let's see an example, where we use this trick to make the border-radius property work on ...

  13. Safari column count bug

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  14. column-count

    column-count can be auto or an integer. Use auto if you are also using column-width. Think of it as a way of telling the browser, to let column-width take the lead. The integer, also known as the number of columns, must be greater than or equal to 0. Unlike column-width this property will hold the number of columns regardless of the browser width.

  15. break-inside

    Use avoid on an element within a multi-column layout to keep the property from breaking apart. Take one extra look at the syntax for this property as there's some variation among the browsers. -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; /* Chrome, Safari, Opera */ page-break-inside: avoid; /* Firefox */ break-inside: avoid; /* IE 10+ */.

  16. breck7/safaricolumnbug: css columns overflow bug in safari

    Safari Column Bug. When there are 2+ CSS columns and a child element has an overflow, space is preserved for the child element but it is not painted. Minimal test case in index.html or see demo.mov for a repro. Does not happen in Chrome. The fix. Do not have overflow:hidden on the parent container.

  17. CSS column-count property

    The optimal number of columns into which the content of the element will be flowed. Demo . auto. Default value. The number of columns will be determined by other properties, like e.g. "column-width". Demo . initial. Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial.

  18. Safari: :before-element in column-count on wrong positon (bug?)

    I found a weird behaviour in Safari and now I'm not sure whether it's a bug or if I'm missing something. When I split multiple paragraphs in a container into two columns (with the help of column-count) and additionally give those elements an absolute-positioned :before-element something weird happens in safari.The :before elements in the second column are not positioned relative to their ...

  19. Strange column-count bug in Chrome (70.0.3538.110) : r/css

    It seems that Chrome likes to stick to a 2-column layout regardless of what I set the column-countproperty to. However, this layout works fine in Safari and Firefox. Codepen here. In Chrome, you'll see 2 columns of child elements even though column-count is set to 3. In Safari and Firefox, you'll see 3 columns of child elements as expected.

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  21. Text gets cropped on Safari Mobile when using column-count and column

    The large column gap coupled with "white-space: nowrap" is causing the content to extend beyond the column. This causes the clipping bug in Mobile Safari. You need to either reduce the column gap size to fit the text or allow linebreaks to resolve the issue.