CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS Rule?
selector, declaration, property, value
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.nameofelement {}
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
h1, h2, h3 {} (matches element names)
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
nameofidattribute{}
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
name colors, rgb, hexcode
What CSS properties make up the box model?
border, margin, padding
What 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?
When a keyword is added, selected elements will show a special state
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
lets you apply a style to an element as a result of user interaction/action
Name at least two units of type size in CSS
rem, px
What CSS property controls the font size used for the text inside an element?
font-size
What is the default flex-direction of a flex container?
row
What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?
nowrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
because they’re 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 position
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
normal
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
same location if no direction is applied
How does setting position absolute: on an element affect document flow?
Removed entirely from document flow
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
anything but static
How does the constrain an absolutely positioned element to an containing block?
element’s box become the nearest block container ancestor to those boxes
What are the four offset properties?
top, left, right, 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?
the order in which you put your rules in your CSS, lower succeeds top
How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?
force properties to inherit (ex. padding: inherit;)
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
type, class, id
Why is using !important considered a bad practice?
makes debugging more default because it breaks the normal cascade rules
What does the transform property do?
applies to the css property that you choose and lets you modify the coordinate space (X, Y, & Z)
Give four examples of CSS transform functions.
matrix, translate, scale, rotate, skew
The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?
property, timing function, duration, delay
Give you examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule.
min-width, max-width
Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?
viewport
What is the breakpoint in responsive Web design?
point where near styling is being applied
What is the advantage of using a percentage (eg. 50%) width instead of fixed (eg px) for a “column” class in a responsive layout?
made for screen size vs pixels
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?
source order to overwrite
