Why does HTML think “chucknorris” is a color? (opens in new tab)

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13 pointswgla13y ago4 comments

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Because Chuck Norris invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. The color value "tomcruise" produces a particularly girly shade of pink.

missechokit13y ago

Wait, so is this a browser easter egg or just a result of parsing out non-hex characters?

flexxaeon13y ago

non-hex. #chuckn falls back to #c00c00

flexxaeon13y ago

Chuck->angry->blood->red. Not sure why this was even a question.

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bitwize13y ago

Because Chuck Norris invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. The color value "tomcruise" produces a particularly girly shade of pink.

missechokit13y ago

Wait, so is this a browser easter egg or just a result of parsing out non-hex characters?

flexxaeon13y ago

non-hex. #chuckn falls back to #c00c00

flexxaeon13y ago

Chuck->angry->blood->red. Not sure why this was even a question.

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