CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Selector, declaration, property, value
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.class (period followed by the class name)
In CSS, how do you select elements by their tag name?
Just use the element name followed by {}.
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
ID (hashtag followed by the ID name)
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
Rgb values, hex codes, color names.
What CSS properties make up the box model?
Border, margin , padding, content
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?
A keyword added to a selector that specifies a special state of the element.
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
- Pseudo-classes allow for stylization of elements in relation to external factors, status of the content, or the position of the mouse.
- Makes changes based on user interaction
Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.
pixels, percentages, em, etc
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?
no wrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
They are block-level elements and will not allow other elements to sit next to it
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?
- Contains everything in the web page to group together
- Gives us a boundary for the web page.
What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?
static
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
- Element remains in normal document flow.
- An elements final position can be modified to overlap other elements
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
- Will not affect where it appears on the page. It will stay in the same place.
- You can control how far an element is placed from its original position.
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
Element will be removed from normal document flow.
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
- Element will be positioned relative to closest positioned non-static ancestor.
- The element sits on its own separate layer from all other elements
