CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Selector, rule set, property, value
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
. period
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
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
Color name, hex code, RGB value
What CSS properties make up the box model?
border, margin, padding, height, width
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?
class applied by the browser when in a specific state, Keyword added to a selector that specifies a special state of the element
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
Highlight user positions and history,
Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.
Pixels, EMS, percentages
What CSS property controls the font used for the text inside an element?
font-family
What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?
row on a single line
What is the default flex-direction of a flex container?
row, left to right
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
its a block element
What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?
row, left to right
What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?
static
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
moves in relation to where it would usually be. relative to others.
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
same spot
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
no affect, another layer, nonexitisting
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
same spot on page regardless of content
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
padding, set the element as not static
What are the four box offset properties?
top, bottom, left, right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
Source order, inheritance, specificity and !important.
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?`
The order in which the CSS code is read.
weakest to strongest
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.
Element selector class selector ID selector.
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
it makes debugging more difficult by breaking the natural cascading in your stylesheets.
What does the transform property do?
Modifies the coordinates of the element.
adjust the element
Give four examples of CSS transform functions.
Rotate, translate, scale and skew.
Give two examples of media features that you can query in an @media rule.
min/max - width/height
Which HTML meta tag is used in mobile-responsive web pages?
viewport
The transition property is shorthand for which four CSS properties?
- Transition-property;
- transition-duration;
- transition-timing-function;
- transition-delay.
What is a breakpoint in responsive Web design?
the point when the screen adjusts
in order to provide the best possible user experience
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?
percentages are more flexible and easier to work with
to make it more fluid
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?
because it is cascading
css source orders
ascending MIN widths
