THE WEB'S MOST TOLERATED FEATURE

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

The CSS `zoom` property was a non-standard feature initially introduced by Internet Explorer. Despite its initial lack of standardization and quirks, `zoom` surprisingly ranked high in usage metrics due to a "hack" used to fix IE behavior. Eventually, developers and the CSS Working Group recognized the need for a standardized, layout-affecting zoom, leading to its formal specification and widespread support decades later.