I think the article shows brilliant examples of where that isn’t really possible, and uses where it replaces JavaScript. It also stops you needing to repeat you

I think the article shows brilliant examples of where that isn’t really possible, and uses where it replaces JavaScript. It also stops you needing to repeat yourself, the figure example for example with your suggestion would need both a class and a caption tag. Also going back to the roots of CSS, :has() is ideal for semantic markup where you don’t want or need to use excessive class names. Obviously with class heavy frameworks and methodologies that are in vogue :has() is less relevant. There is more than one way to use CSS. > Your CSS should describe how the HTML looks That’s literally what :has() does, based on the structure of the document.