LGTM1, this is a clear gap in feature detection, thanks for closing it!

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM 'Kevin Babbitt' via blink-dev <
[email protected]> wrote:

> *Note: *This feature is a bit unusual in that it was implemented behind a
> flag but not advertised on blink-dev with an I2P or dev trial announcement.
> I picked it up after initial implementation, got clarity on some open spec
> issues, and adjusted the implementation to match CSSWG resolutions.
>
> *Contact emails*
> [email protected]
>
> *Explainer*
>
> https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/MSEdgeExplainers/blob/main/AtRuleFeatureDetection/explainer.md
>
> *Specification*
> https://drafts.csswg.org/css-conditional-5/#support-definition-at-rules
>
> *Summary*
> This feature adds an `at-rule()` function to CSS `@supports` which enables
> authors to feature-detect support for CSS at-rules.
>
> *Blink component*
> Blink>CSS
> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ECSS%22>
>
> *Web Feature ID*
> supports-at-rule <https://webstatus.dev/features/supports-at-rule>
>
> *Motivation*
> Feature detection is a W3C TAG design principle and a tool that Web
> authors rely on for graceful degradation of their pages. Currently, the
> only way for web developers to detect support for CSS at-rules is to use
> JavaScript. This feature allows at-rule support to be detected using the
> same `@supports` feature used to detect support for CSS properties.
>
> *Initial public proposal*
> https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/2463
>
> *TAG review*
> https://github.com/w3ctag/design-reviews/issues/1176
>
> *TAG review status*
> Issues addressed
>
> *Goals for experimentation*
> None
>
> *Risks*
>
>
> *Interoperability and Compatibility*
> Minimal risks; this feature is purely additive.
>
> *Gecko*: No signal (
> https://github.com/mozilla/standards-positions/issues/1310)
>
> *WebKit*: No signal (
> https://github.com/WebKit/standards-positions/issues/565)
>
> *Web developers*: Positive There have been several requests for this
> feature; some examples: https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/9743
> https://ruhr.social/@nilsbinder/112721678680237204
> https://mastodon.social/@xro/113106213499516093
> https://bsky.app/profile/badrihippo.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy/post/3m6vupwqhbkk2
>
> *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?*
> N/A
>
>
> *Debuggability*
> Exposure in Dev Tools is the same as for existing `@supports` rules.
>
> *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-conditional/js/supports-at-rule.html?label=experimental&label=master&aligned
>
> *Flag name on about://flags*
> enable-experimental-web-platform-features
>
> *Finch feature name*
> CSSSupportsAtRuleFunction
>
> *Rollout plan*
> Will ship enabled for all users
>
> *Requires code in //chrome?*
> False
>
> *Tracking bug*
> https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40211832
>
> *Estimated milestones*
> Shipping on desktop
> 148
> DevTrial on desktop
> 143
> Shipping on Android
> 148
> DevTrial on Android
> 143
> Shipping on WebView
> 148
>
>
> *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 known open issues on `@supports at-rule()` itself. There were some
> expansions to the feature discussed to test for certain descriptors or
> context, but the CSSWG resolved to separate these more detailed queries out
> to a separate feature `@supports-condition`; see discussion at
> https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/12622.
>
> *Link to entry on the Chrome Platform Status*
> https://chromestatus.com/feature/5110744177836032?gate=4696535686316032
>
> This intent message was generated by Chrome Platform Status
> <https://chromestatus.com/>.
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