CSS Flashcards
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Selector {
Property: Value
}
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
.classname
In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
element name
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
idname
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
Hexcode, RGB, RGBA, Color name
What CSS properties make up the box model?
Border Margin Padding
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?
Specifies a special state of an element
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
To be more direct and efficient
Name at least two units of type 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?
No wrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
They’re 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?
Does not affect document flow
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
” “
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
It is removed from the document flow entirely
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
” “
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
Position relative
What are the four box offset properties?
Top, Bottom, Left and Right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”
Source Order, Inheritance Specificity Important
