CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of CSS rule?
ruleset, selector, declaration block, property/value pair
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.class {
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
element name {
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
id {
Name 3 types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS:
rgb values( ), #hex codes, colorNames
What CSS properties make up the box model?
border, margin, padding
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 keyword added to a selector that specifies a special state of the element
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
applying event-based styling
Name at least two units of type size in CSS:
pixels, ems, rems
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 - (all flex items will be on one line)
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
because they’re block-level elements
What’s the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex ?
row
What are the four components of “The Cascade”?
source order, inheritance, specificity, !important
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
The styling provided for an element last in the stylesheet is the styling that will ultimately take effect.
How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?
inheritance
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity:
type selectors, class selectors, id selectors
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
It makes debugging more difficult by breaking the natural cascading in the stylesheets. Makes it impossible to override that styling.
What does the transform property do?
lets you change how the element will be shown visually - rotate, scale, skew, translate (changes the shape and position of an element without disrupting normal document flow)
Give three examples of CSS transform functions:
rotate, translate, scale
The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?
transition-property, transition-duration, transition-timing, transition-delay
Give 2 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?
the viewport meta tag
