CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Selector
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
with a .
In CSS, how do you select elements by their tag name?
tag name and {}
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
with a #
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
RBG, HEX, and by name
What CSS properties make up the box model?
content, padding, border, margin
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?
keyword added to a selector that specifies a special state of the selected element(s)
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
changing styling when a user is interacting with an element
Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.
rem, px
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?
bc they’re block elements
What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?
row
What are the three primary components of a page layout? (Which helper classes do you need?)
container, column, row
What is the minimum number of columns that you should put in a row?
1
What is the purpose of a container?
to set the boundaries of the content
What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?
static
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
its unaffected
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
It would move relative to its original position
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
It’s removed from the document flow entirely
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
It is positioned against the nearest non static parent
