CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
selector {
property: value; /* declaration */
}
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.class
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
type {
}
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
id
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
keyword, rgb, hex code
What CSS properties make up the box model?
margin, padding, and border
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?
classes applied when a user is interacting with an element; hover, active, and focus
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
temporarily styling elements depending on the user’s interactions with them
Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.
px, %, em (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?
divs are block by default, block elements take up as much horizontal space as possible
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
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
Can be positioned from its default position on the page with top/bottom/left/right properties, other elements maintain their position/flow
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
Does not change where it appears by default
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
Removes element from flow, positions it in relation to its nearest non-static parent element by default, can be positioned with top/bottom/left/right properties, other elements shift like it’s not there
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
Removes it from the document flow and positions it relative to its parent element
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
Container must be positioned (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
