What is CSS inheritance and specificity?

What is CSS inheritance and specificity?

CSS inheritance refers to how certain properties in CSS are passed down from parent elements to child elements. Specificity, on the other hand, determines which CSS rule is applied when multiple rules could apply to the same element.

Can you give me an example of how specificity works?

Sure! If you have a rule like p { color: blue; } and another rule like .special { color: red; }, the .special class will take precedence over the p tag if both are applied to the same paragraph.

What happens if I use inline styles?

Inline styles have the highest specificity. So if you have <p style='color: green;'>, it will override both the p and .special rules.

How can I check the specificity of my CSS selectors?

You can calculate specificity by counting the number of IDs, classes, and element selectors in your CSS rule. There are also online tools that can help you analyze it.