Day 62: the container shorthand

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On day 56 you've learned that you have to define a container-type when working with size containers and on day 59 you've learned that you can name containers using the container-name property.

The container shorthand allows you to define both properties in a single property, [name] / [type].

section {  
  container: wrapper / inline-size;

  /*
    Same as:
    container-name: wrapper;
    container-type: inline-size;
  */
}

If you only define a single value (the name), the type is normal by default.

section {  
  container: wrapper;

  /*
    Same as:
    container-name: wrapper;
    container-type: normal;
  */
}

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