--- title: "#css-specificity articles | Hashnode" description: "Explore 37 articles tagged #css-specificity on Hashnode. Tutorials, guides, and how-tos from the community." url: "https://hashnode.com/tag/css-specificity" --- Tag # #css-specificity 37 posts · 0 followers [Hardik Babla](https://hashnode.com/@hardikbabla) · [Oct 25](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101/6addccde30dff6e7290f0c18) ### [CSS Selectors 101: How to Point at Exactly the Element You Want](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn CSS selectors step by step: element, class, ID, group, and descendant selectors, plus basic specificity, with simple examples and analogies. 4 min read · [hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Robert Muendo](https://hashnode.com/@robertmuendo254) · [Mar 29](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-basics-selectors-box-model-specificity/69c92b687816e434a05086dd) ### [Master CSS Basics: Selectors, Box Model & Specificity Demystified](https://robert-dev.hashnode.dev/css-basics-selectors-box-model-specificity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Discover CSS fundamentals—selectors, the box model, and specificity—in this concise guide. Learn to write cleaner, more predictable styles 6 min read · [robert-dev.hashnode.dev](https://robert-dev.hashnode.dev/css-basics-selectors-box-model-specificity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ritik Raghuwanshi](https://hashnode.com/@ritik841) · [Feb 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision/6990e549d06207b6fdade14e) ### [CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision](https://ritikraghuwanshi.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Learn CSS selectors and specificity with simple examples. Understand class, ID, element, group, and descendant selectors step by step. 6 min read · [ritikraghuwanshi.hashnode.dev](https://ritikraghuwanshi.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Saumya](https://hashnode.com/@saumyaetc) · [Feb 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/speaking-css-learning-the-language-of-element-selection/698b334d221132c4ed482f75) ### [Speaking CSS: Learning the Language of Element Selection](https://blog.saumyagrawal.in/speaking-css-learning-the-language-of-element-selection?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) How to hit the right element every time without breaking your layout. 4 min read · [blog.saumyagrawal.in](https://blog.saumyagrawal.in/speaking-css-learning-the-language-of-element-selection?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Gambit](https://hashnode.com/@onchiangambit) · [Feb 4](https://hashnode.com/posts/web-dev-basics-css-part-2/6982bebd8516f91c590cce17) ### [Web dev basics - css (part-2)](https://basicsofhtml.hashnode.dev/web-dev-basics-css-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Inheritance There are three levels of styles applied to our document. Initial (base) user agent stylesheet (browser) CSS added by us via code. The hierarchy is as such, first the initial style is applied to any property that is mentioned in the ... 5 min read · [basicsofhtml.hashnode.dev](https://basicsofhtml.hashnode.dev/web-dev-basics-css-part-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Kaustuv Chatterjee](https://hashnode.com/@KC2004) · [Feb 1](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision/697f53dfd3028d7e73702d1d) ### [CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision](https://webdevelopingwithkaustuv.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) CSS for Beginners 3 min read · [webdevelopingwithkaustuv.hashnode.dev](https://webdevelopingwithkaustuv.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Vicky](https://hashnode.com/@vickyxcodes) · [Jan 31](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision/697e02658f40ee792cf32ea6) ### [CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision](https://vickyxcodes.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In CSS, targeting a specific element looks easy and it is actually easy. But when a same element is targeted by class, id, tag name then which will the browser gives priority is not that simple. In this blog you will learn about different types of se... 4 min read · [vickyxcodes.hashnode.dev](https://vickyxcodes.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Parikar Agarwal](https://hashnode.com/@infouser) · [Jan 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-evolution-and-usage/697cbca99497712ef2a8e7b6) ### [CSS : Evolution and Usage](https://webpagecomps.hashnode.dev/css-evolution-and-usage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) When HTML was first developed - sure it was revolutionary but something was missing. We humans are always hungry for better - and this time we were bored of those heading para - heading para - heading para - and occasionally some links. We wanted aes... 10 min read · [webpagecomps.hashnode.dev](https://webpagecomps.hashnode.dev/css-evolution-and-usage?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Ravi Raj](https://hashnode.com/@poypoii) · [Jan 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision/697c98a78d1717556521939a) ### [CSS Selectors 101 : Targeting Elements with Precision](https://heyravi.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Why CSS selectors are needed CSS selectors are needed because CSS works like this : “Select elements —> apply styles to them” Without selectors , you wouldn’t have a way to say: “Make all headings bigger” “only make the button blue” “Style the l... 3 min read · [heyravi.dev](https://heyravi.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Aman Patel](https://hashnode.com/@amanpatel13) · [Jan 28](https://hashnode.com/posts/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision/697a35961d17f9e4ab8a7eb8) ### [CSS Selectors 101: Targeting Elements with Precision](https://amanpatel2529.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Writing CSS without selectors is like trying to give instructions in a crowded room without using anyone’s name. You shout:“Hey… someone… become blue!” Nobody knows who you mean. Selectors are how you tell the browser exactly which elements you want ... 8 min read · [amanpatel2529.hashnode.dev](https://amanpatel2529.hashnode.dev/css-selectors-101-targeting-elements-with-precision?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)