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- How to calculate specificity in CSS?
- Which CSS selector has the highest specificity?
- How does CSS specificity work?
- What is the correct order of CSS specificity?
How to calculate specificity in CSS?
Memorize how to calculate specificity! Start at 0, add 100 for each ID value, add 10 for each class value (or pseudo-class or attribute selector), add 1 for each element selector or pseudo-element. Note: Inline style gets a specificity value of 1000, and is always given the highest priority!
Which CSS selector has the highest specificity?
Rule 3: Inline CSS has the highest specificity.
Inline CSS is the “closest” to the HTML element, so it is more specific and is therefore applied.
How does CSS specificity work?
Specificity is an algorithm that calculates the weight that is applied to a given CSS declaration. The weight is determined by the number of selectors of each weight category in the selector matching the element (or pseudo-element).
What is the correct order of CSS specificity?
Below are the order of specificity rule which has precedence respectively: 1) Inline style: Inline style has highest priority among all. 2) Id Selector: It has second highest priority. 3) Classes, pseudo-classes and attributes: These selectors has lowest priority.
