Chp 6 - Web Development & Design Foundations with HTML 5

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CSS universal selector

clear: both;

clears all floats that are within a container

clear: right;

clears float on the right side of an element. Negates float: right;

fixed positioning

configure an element to remain the same and not move even if the web pages is scrolled

list-style-type: none

hides the list markers

margin

is always transparent when using the box model

pseudo-class selectors

link, visited, hover, active (LoVe, HAte)

The box model consists of content area surrounded by:

padding, border, margin

The default value for the border property of an element

0 px

T/F: wrapper is a HTML5 elemet

False

list-style-image

Specifies an image as the list-item marker

float:left;

appear on the left and other content will appear to it's right

float:right;

appear on the right and other content will appear to it's left

/* comment */

correct syntax for a CSS comment

parent descendant {

correct syntax for configuring descendant elements

Normal flow

displays the elements on the page in the order they appear in the web page source code

relative positioning

slightly change the location of an element in relation to where it would otherwise appear

padding

the area between the content and the border. Listed top, right, bottom, left

article

used to configure an area on a page that can stand on its own and could be syndicated

id

used to style a single element on a webpage

class

used to style one or more similar elements on a web page

position: absolute

used with properties left, right and/or top to precisely position an element relative to the nearest positioned ancestor