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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Building Web Pages with HTML and CSS

Posted by vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

Why doesn't the CSS file contain the specific tags attached to the class names?

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1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

Using just a class name as a CSS selector can help make the code more compact, and allow tags of different types to share the same styling. It is considered a "best practice".

Using more selectors than needed is excessive specificity and can have unintended side-effects on the styling.

vamosrope14
vamosrope14
14,932 Points

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