CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
selector, declaration block, block has property value pairs
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
. (dot)
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
element name
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
(pound or hashtag)
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
Color keyword, RGB color value, hexadecimal color value
What CSS properties make up the box model?
border, margin, padding, and the content (which incorporates width & height)
Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?
margin
Which CSS property add space between a box’s content and its border?
padding
Which CSS property add space between a box’s content and its border?
padding
What is a pseudo-class?
class that applies to an element in a certain state
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
event based styling
Name at least two units of type size in CSS.
pixels and rem
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?
nowrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
because they’re block-level elements
What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?
row
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
does not affect document flow (doesn’t really ruin stuff)
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
will move in relation to its static original spot
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
removed from document flow
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
gets positioned with the nearest nonstatic ancestor
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
set nonstatic value
What are the four box offset properties?
top left bottom right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”?
source order, inheritance, specify, and !important