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CSS Selectors Tutorial for Beginners

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This beginner tutorial explains common CSS selector types and how CSS applies them. It also introduces the cascade, specificity, inheritance, browser developer tools, and a specificity calculator.

Syllabus

Intro
Welcome
Setup
Element selectors
Class selectors
ID selectors
Group selectors
Nested selectors
Universal selector
The Cascade
Specificity
Check your selectors in dev tools
Inheritance
You do not inherit from the universal selector
More on inheritance
Do not use this!
Specificity calculator

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Dave Gray

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