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		zooi on Oct 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Two examples of hover styles on images Use outline instead: `outline: solid 10px red;` Nearly identical to border, but without affecting layout at all.

maskros on Oct 23, 2024 | [–]

The CSS outline property is (was?) unreliable on Safari. Things like the border-radius don't affect the outline shape -- it's always square even if you to to create some Apple-patented rounded rectangles using border-radius.

mikae1 on Oct 23, 2024 | [–]

Why this over box-shadow?

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