Selectors, specificity, and the cascade

Machine generated contents note: 1.Selectors

Basic Style Rules

Element Selectors

Declarations and Keywords

Grouping

Grouping Selectors

Grouping Declarations

Grouping Everything

Class and ID Selectors

Class Selectors

Multiple Classes

ID Selectors

Deciding Between Class and ID

Attribute Selectors

Simple Attribute Selectors

Selection Based on Exact Attribute Value

Selection Based on Partial Attribute Values

A Particular Attribute Selection Type

Using Document Structure

Understanding the Parent-Child Relationship

Descendant Selectors

Selecting Children

Selecting Adjacent Sibling Elements

Selecting Following Siblings

Pseudo-Class Selectors

Combining Pseudo-Classes

Structural Pseudo-Classes

Dynamic Pseudo-Classes

UI State Pseudo-Classes

The :target Pseudo-Class

The :lang Pseudo-Class

The Negation Pseudo-Class

Pseudo-Element Selectors

Styling the First Letter

Styling the First Line

Note continued: Restrictions on ::first-letter and ::first-line

Styling (Or Creating) Content Before and After Elements

Summary

2.Specificity and the Cascade

Specificity

Declarations and Specificity

Universal Selector Specificity

ID and Attribute Selector Specificity

Inline Style Specificity

Importance

Inheritance

The Cascade

Sorting by Weight and Origin

Sorting by Specificity

Sorting by Order

Non-CSS Presentational Hints.