CSS Flashcards
(33 cards)
What are the names of the individual pieces of a CSS rule?
Selector { propery : values;}
In CSS, how do you select elements by their class attribute?
Using "." before class name
syntax ".class-name {propery : value;}"In CSS, how do you select elements by their type?
directly using element name
syntax “element-name { property: value;}”
In CSS, how do you select an element by its id attribute?
Using “#” before Id name
syntax “#id-name {propery : value;}”
Name three different types of values you can use to specify colors in CSS.
RGB value, Hex Code & Color Name
What CSS properties make up the box model?
Padding, Border & Margin
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?
it’s applied by the browser in specific situations
What are CSS pseudo-classes useful for?
To change the appearance of an element when the user interacting with it
Name at least two units of type size in CSS.
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 is default
What is the default flex-wrap of a flex container?
No wrap
Why do two div elements “vertically stack” on one another by default?
The div element is a block-level element
What is the default flex-direction of an element with display: flex?
By default flex-direction is 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?
doesn’t affect the flow
How does setting position: relative on an element affect where it appears on the page?
null
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect document flow?
null
How does setting position: absolute on an element affect where it appears on the page?
null
How do you constrain an absolutely positioned element to a containing block?
using relative
What are the four box offset properties?
top, left, bottom, right
What are the four components of “the Cascade”.
Source order, Inheritance, Specificity & !important
