CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Rule Set
selector { property : value }
declaration = property : value
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.class-name
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
use the element-name
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
id-name
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS
RGB Values
Hex Codes
Color Names
What CSS Properties make up the box model?
Margin, border, padding
Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?
Margin
Which CSS property add space between a box’s content and its border?
Padding
What is a pseudo-class?
Class that specifies a special state of the selected element
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
It lets you style elements in a different way when the user is interacting with them
Name at least two units of type size in CSS.
Pixel, percentages, rem, ems
What CSS property controls the font used for the text inside an element?
Font-family
What is the default flex-direction of a flex container?
row
What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?
no wrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
They are block elements.
What is the default-flex direction of an element with display: flex?
row
What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?
static
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
It doesn’t
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
The positioning is relative to where it would have been in the normal flow.
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
Other elements will be shifted into its place because it is taken out of the normal flow.
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
The element is positioned within the first ancestor element that is not static (usually relative).
You should only used absolute positioning when you want to layer elements.
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
The containing block should have a non-static position.
What are the four box offset properties?
Top, bottom, left, right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
Inheritance
Specificity
Source Order
!important
