CSS (Selectors, Appearance, & Files) 5

Question 1

Which selector matches elements whose class attribute contains the word "news"?

Accepted Answer

[class~="news"]

Answer

The ~= attribute selector matches a whitespace-separated word within the value.

Question 2

When two rules have equal specificity, which one wins?

Accepted Answer

The one declared last in the stylesheet

Answer

With equal specificity, source order decides and the later rule overrides.

Question 3

Which pseudo-element inserts generated content before an element's content?

Accepted Answer

::before

Answer

The ::before pseudo-element with the content property inserts content at the start.

Question 4

What is the @import rule used for in CSS?

Accepted Answer

Importing one stylesheet into another

Answer

@import pulls the contents of another CSS file into the current stylesheet.

Question 5

Which property controls the size of text?

Accepted Answer

font-size

Answer

font-size sets the size of the font, often in px, em, or rem.

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