CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
selector {property: value;
}
declaration block
How do you select elements by their class attribute?
.class { }
How do you select elements by their type?
element-name { }
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.
rgb
Hex code
color 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 adds spaces between a box’s content and its border?
padding
What is a pseudo-class?
keyword added to selector that specifies a special state of selected elements
notated by a colon
What are pseudo-classes useful for?
can style specific states of the selector such as when the user hovers, clicks, etc
Name at least 2 units of type size in CSS.
pixels, rem, ems, %, 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?
nowrap
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 is the default value for the position property of HTML elements?
static
How does setting position: relative on an element affect document flow?
element can be offset from their normal position with no effect on other elements
How does position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
the element can be offset from its normal position using top, bottom, left, right
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
The other elements act as if it doesn’t exist
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
The element will sit on its own layer and is positioned relative to its nearest positioned ancestor (not static ancestor) otherwise, the initial containing block
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
set the containing block’s position to non-static
What are the four box offset properties?
top, bottom, left, right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”?
Source order, inheritance, specificity, !important
