Bug 258258 - Update `:empty` pseudo-class to also match elements with only whitespace
Summary: Update `:empty` pseudo-class to also match elements with only whitespace
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: WebKit
Classification: Unclassified
Component: CSS (show other bugs)
Version: Safari Technology Preview
Hardware: All All
: P2 Normal
Assignee: Nobody
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Keywords: InRadar
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Reported: 2023-06-17 18:29 PDT by Niklas Ljunglöf
Modified: 2023-06-24 18:30 PDT (History)
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Description Niklas Ljunglöf 2023-06-17 18:29:52 PDT 
According to Selectors Level 4 (https://www.w3.org/TR/selectors-4/#the-empty-pseudo), the `:empty` pseudo-class should match whitespace-only elements. Currently it only matches elements with no child elements or content nodes.
Comment 1 Tim Nguyen (:ntim) 2023-06-17 19:09:01 PDT 
See also: https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/8106
Comment 2 Radar WebKit Bug Importer 2023-06-24 18:30:16 PDT 
<rdar://problem/111273263>