CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
properties
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
use “.”
In CSS, how do you select elements by their tag name?
simply state the tag
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
use “#”
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
rgb, hex, color name
What CSS properties make up the box model?
Margin, border, 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?
keyword added to a selector which specifies a special state of the selected element
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
designing elements based off specific instances
Name two types of units that can be used to adjust font-size in CSS.
rem, em, 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?
no-wrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
they are 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, row, column
What is the minimum number of columns that you should put in a row?
1
What is the purpose of a container?
acts as a formatter for the document
What is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?
static
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
affects flow as it is moved relative to where it normally would have been
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
relative to where it would have originally been on the page
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
does not affect the flow, it is taken out of flow and other elements don’t notice it
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
it is now relative to its containing element
