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CSS Bootstrap Basics Building Forms With Bootstrap Add Custom CSS to Your Bootstrap Site

Posted by ishakahmed
ishakahmed
11,359 Points

Creating rules in custom.css

Hi, I was wondering when create a rule in our own custom css that has the same class/element name as one given to us by bootstrap. Does it override the one created by bootstrap completely, or does it only override the properties that we have both written? Sorry if the question is a little confusing.

2 Answers

Adam Pengh
Adam Pengh
29,881 Points
Adam Pengh
Adam Pengh
29,881 Points

It would only overwrite the properties that you are setting.

/* 
 * Bootstrap CSS 
 */
.container {
    width: 100%;
    padding-right: 15px;
    padding-left: 15px;
    margin-right: auto;
    margin-left: auto;
}

/* 
 * Custom CSS 
 * Will only modify the padding-right and padding-left properties
 * width, margin-right, and margin-left would remain the same.
 */
.container {
    padding-right: 10px;
    padding-left: 10px:
}
ishakahmed
ishakahmed
11,359 Points

Thank you very much :)

Fran ADP
Fran ADP
6,304 Points
Fran ADP
Fran ADP
6,304 Points

.container { width: 100%; padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; }

.container { padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px: }