CSS Flashcards
(36 cards)
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.
Hex codes, RGB Values, Color Names
What CSS properties make up the box model?
Border, Margin, Padding
Which CSS property pushes boxes away from each other?
Margin
Which CSS property adds space between a box’s content and its border?
Padding
What is a pseudo-class?
Keyword that is added to the selector to create a specific use / applied by the browser
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
Applying styles based on user actions.
Name at least two units of type size in CSS.
Px, em
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.
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?
It offsets itself using top, bottom, left, and right properties.
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
It is removed from normal document flow entirely.
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
It’s positioned next to its nearest parent ancestor.
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
Using position: relative.
What are the four box offset properties?
Top, bottom, left, right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
Source Order, Inheritance, Specificity, !Important
