# Follow-the-leader pattern with CSS anchor positioning

DevFeed: [Follow-the-leader pattern with CSS anchor positioning](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/follow-the-leader-pattern-with-css-anchor-positioning-28796.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://una.im/follow-the-anchor/>)

Published: 2025-09-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Una Kravets](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/una-kravets.md>)

Topics: [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>)

Tags: [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial on creating a follow-the-leader effect with CSS anchor positioning. It explains how to dynamically re-anchor a follower element during hover, focus, selection, and other state changes, using CSS transitions and JavaScript where needed.

## Source excerpt

Learn how to create a dynamically re-anchored pointer element.