SMRTR ProgrammingAug 20, 2026Daily.dev

A look at the geolocation HTML element and how it works

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The new HTML `` element simplifies location access by replacing verbose Geolocation API JavaScript with cleaner HTML attributes. It handles permission recovery automatically — something the old API couldn't do — and introduces a `:granted` CSS pseudo-class for styling. Since it only works in Chrome 144+, this guide shows how to implement it alongside the legacy API as a progressive enhancement fallback.

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