CSS Cascade Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four components of “the Cascade”?
A
Source order, Inheritance, Specificity, and !important
2
Q
List the three selector types in order of increasing specificity.
A
Element > Class > Id
3
Q
Why is using !important considered bad practice?
A
Breaks the natural cascading in stylesheet which makes debugging more difficult
4
Q
How is it possible for the styles of an element to be applied to its children as well without an additional CSS rule?
A
Yes, through properties that can be inherited.
5
Q
What does the term “source order” mean with respect to CSS?
A
Order that the CSS rules are written in your stylesheet.
CSS rules that are lower in the stylesheet has more priority .
