CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Selector { propery : values;}
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
Using "." before class name
syntax ".class-name {propery : value;}"In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
directly using element name
syntax “element-name { property: value;}”
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
Using “#” before Id name
syntax “#id-name {propery : value;}”
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
RGB value, Hex Code & Color Name
What CSS properties make up the box model?
Padding, Border & Margin
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?
it’s applied by the browser in specific situations
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
To change the appearance of an element when the user interacting with it
Name at least two units of type size in CSS.
em & px
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 is default
What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?
No wrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
The div element is a block-level element
What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?
By default flex-direction is 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?
doesn’t affect the flow
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
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How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
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How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
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How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
using relative
What are the four box offset properties?
top, left, bottom, right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
Source order, Inheritance, Specificity & !important
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
which is last in the CSS file
How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?
using inheritance as property value
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
type selector, class selector & id selector
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
override all specificity including bootstrap
What does the transform property do?
transform CSS property lets you rotate, scale, skew, or translate an element
Give four examples of CSS transform functions.
rotate, translat, translate, scale, skew & matrix
The transition property is shorthand for which four 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.
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Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?
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