Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-variables-2] Custom units as simple variable desugaring (#7379) from Scott Kellum via GitHub on 2022-06-29 (public-css-archive@w3.org from June 2022)

From: Scott Kellum via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 18:18:38 +0000
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Adding a note from @jonathantneal [via Twitter](https://twitter.com/jon_neal/status/1542209464744509441?s=20&t=VZfEV2NTfUiUWAFH9UGFWQ) where he talks about adding some of the above functionality. I think it’s needed as it greatly expands the utility of custom units.

> When I first pitched the approach, it did suppose a special unit to signify the original number.
> 
> It supposed an `x` unit, but that was taken.
> Perhaps it should have been `var`.

```css
@property --fluid {
  syntax: "<length>";
  initial: clamp(1rem, 1vw * 1var, 1rem * 1var);
  inherits: true;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 4--fluid;
}
```

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