I’m learning CSS and was just wondering which way is best when writing CSS:
div.divname or .divname
ul#menu or #menu ul
etc etc
I’m learning CSS and was just wondering which way is best when writing CSS:
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I’m learning CSS and was just wondering which way is best when writing CSS:
div.divname or .divname
ul#menu or #menu ul
etc etc
There’s a difference between every element you’ve specified.
div.divnameWill match all divisions with the class name ‘divname’.
.divnameWill match all elements (divisions, paragraphs, anchors, everything) with class name ‘divname’.
ul#menuWill match the unordered list that has the ID ‘menu’.
#menu ulWill match the unordered list that is contained within the element with the ID ‘menu’.
Other than explaining these, I don’t know exactly what you’re trying to do. All I can recommend is avoid specifying class names that can match to any element as much as possible, and remember that only one element can have a specific ID inside a single document. From the first example,
div.divnamewould be better. From the second example, they are both completely different.