As awesome as I think it is, CSS Anchor Positioning has a lot of quirks, some of which are the product of its novelty and others due to its unique way of working. Today, I want to bring you yet another Anchor Positioning quirk that has bugged me since I first saw it.

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CSS Anchor Positioning is a powerful addition for positioning elements, though it comes with quirks. It introduces anchor and target elements, where targets are positioned relative to anchors. Despite the potential issues like targets attaching to the wrong anchors, understanding containing blocks and utilizing properties like anchor-scope can help overcome these challenges.

Yet Another Anchor Positioning Quirk

CSS Anchor Positioning and the anchor-scope property