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CSS Nesting Compatibility Transformer

Native CSS nesting is great — until you need to support older browsers. Paste nested CSS and get flat, compatible CSS with correct selector combinators, preserved @media/@layer wrappers, and a browser-support report.

SVG & CSS Engineering Local processing Your CSS stays in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

Tool interface

Introduction

CSS nesting shipped natively in 2023, but broad-support builds still need the unnested form. This tool replaces a PostCSS/Node step with a pure client-side transform.

How it works

  • A recursive-descent parser walks nested blocks.
  • Selectors are flattened with correct combinator precedence.
  • Comments and conditional wrappers are preserved.
  • A support matrix shows where the flattened fallback matters.

Privacy

All parsing is local string processing. No upload, no account, no API key.

Limitations

  • Does not evaluate full CSS validity; focuses on nesting grammar.
  • Comma-separated parent selectors are combined as strings (no cross-product expansion).

FAQ

Do I still need PostCSS for nesting?

For one-off transforms, no. For a CI build with many files, a build tool may still be preferable.

Is my CSS uploaded?

No. Everything runs locally.

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Version and changelog

  • Version: 1.0.0
  • Last updated: August 12, 2026
  • Changelog: Initial production release.