So here’s the deal…you ever wondered how we tell our HTML elements which ones to dress up with some sweet styles? Enter, your new bestie:
CSS selectors. Think of 'em as invitations sent out at parties - they help us round-up all the right for a dance! * "Everyone!" (universal) - that's when you just wanna make sure every single element gets invited to join in on your style fun. No one left behind, y’know? * "All teachers!" (element type): This is like saying "Hey only the P tags and DIVs come party with me" - super handy when you're pickin' favorites! * Now here comes an interesting bit: "People wearing blue shirts!” aka
classes. You can group up your elements by giving them matching outfits (aka classes) so they all get styled together. It’s like that time we had the '90s theme party and everyone showed off their best flannels! * Lastly, "John Smith specifically!" aka
IDs. Sometimes you've got one special element - maybe it needs to stand out or stay consistent throughout your site. Just give them an ID tag (like John’s name on his shirt), and they won’t get lost in the crowd! So, next time someone asks how we control our sites like bosses…just remember:
CSS selectors are where it's at - let 'em guide your styling parties to success. And hey…what kind of party would this be without a little mystery? So here’s one for ya - ever wondered why some elements can have multiple classes or even IDS, but only ONE class name?! Let's chat about that next time!
Source:
https://dev.to/mohammad1105/css-selectors-101-the-complete-guide-5ca3