Ask HN: Why elements with absolute CSS units can be zoomed?

1 pointsby starikovsover 5 years ago

For example, I have a 5cm x 5cm div on a web page. If I zoom a web page (cmd+ or cmd-), this div is zoomed as well and as a result, in absolute measurements, it becomes bigger than 5cm

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thedevindevopsover 5 years ago

I would imagine that it's due to an accessibility requirement as technically it's still 5cm x 5cm but it's perceived size is larger