CSS Specificity: Things You Should Know
Nice article from SmashingMagazine.com it’s about CSS Specificity, this some a brief from they article.
What is Specificity?
- Specificity determines, which CSS rule is applied by browsers. “Specificity is a type of weighting that has a bearing on how your cascading style sheet (CSS) rules are displayed.” [Understanding Specificity]
- Selector specificity is a process used to determine which rules take precedence in CSS when several rules could be applied to the same element in markup. [Selector Specificity]
- Every selector has its specificity. “All rules in your CSS carry a specificity rating regardless of selector type, although the weighting that is given to each selector type varies and will ultimately affect the styling of your web documents.” [Understanding Specificity]
- If two selectors apply to the same element, the one with higher specificity wins.
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