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FND.08.01 BeginnerCore — asked often

Selectors, properties and the cascade (beginner)

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This concept is being written. It gets the full five steps — explanation, predict, interview angle, practice with tests, and review cards. Here is exactly what it will cover, so you can study it elsewhere in the meantime.

What it covers

  • linking CSS
  • rules, selectors, declarations
  • type/class/id/attribute selectors
  • combinators
  • specificity basics
  • inheritance
  • the cascade in one paragraph (depth in WEB.06)

Words you will know

selectordeclarationspecificityinheritancecascade

What you will practise

  • specificity quiz
  • style a card

Interview questions this answers

  • What is specificity? Which wins: an id selector or three class selectors?