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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Fundamental Concepts The Cascade: Specificity and Source Order

Posted by vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

What does "lowest level of the cascade" mean?

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1 Answer

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Agreed that it is some confusing wording.

Check out this MDN Link for some good detail.

It also says:

Inline styles added to an element (e.g., style="font-weight: bold;") always overwrite any styles in external stylesheets, and thus can be thought of as having the highest specificity.