CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
CSS declarations consist of a property and its value, and these are all within the ruleset or declaration block. the selector tells you what is being modified
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.class
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
by their name
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
id
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS
rgb, hex, and color names
What CSS properties make up the box model?
border
Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?
margin
Which CSS property adds space between a box’s content and its border?
padding
What is a pseudo-class?
A pseudo-class is something that can change the way certain elements are during special states
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
They can be very helpful in the way users interact with certain parts of a web page
Name at least two units of type size in CSS
px, percentage, and em
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 so they create a new line
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 does not
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
the element is removed so next elements will take its place
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
it changes the starting position of it
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block
set the value of the position property to anything other than static
What are the four box offset properties?
top right left bottom
What are the four components of the cascade?
Source order, inheritance, specificity, importance
What does the term source order mean with respect to CSS?
What was the latest ruleset declaration in CSS
How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?
There are inherited CSS rules that can be applied to parents that will be applied to their children
List three selector types in order of increasing specificity
type selectors, < class selectors, < id selectors
What does the transform property do?
move elements on coordinate plane
Give four examples of CSS transform functions.
rotate, translate, scale, skew
The transition property is the shorthand for which CSS properties?
transition-delay
transition-duration
transition-property
transition-timing-function
Give two examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule
min-width and max-width
Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?
viewport
What is a breakpoint in responsive Web design?
breaktpoints are the points at which we change styling
What is the advantage of using a percentage (e.g. 50%) width instead of a fixed (e.g. px) width for a “column” class in a responsive layout?
your elements can adapt
If you introduce CSS rules for a smaller min-width after the styles for a larger min-width in your style sheet, the CSS rules for the smaller min-width will “win”. Why is that?
cascade
