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Cascading Style Sheets

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Class vs ID

Class

	.classelement {color:red;}
	<div class="classelement">text here<⁄div>

a class can be used multiple times

ID

	#IDelement {color:red;}
	<div id="IDelement">text here<⁄div>

ID can only be used once
IDs carry a heavier weight in determining styles

IDs can be more specific

This example shows how a links can be defined within an ID only.


<style>
#testid {background:#efefef;;}
#testid a{font-weight:bold;color:navy;text-decoration:none;}
#testid a:hover{color:green;background:yellow;text-decoration:underline;}
<⁄style>

<div id="testid">
	<a href="#">Link inside testid ID<⁄a>
<⁄div>
<a href="#">Link outside ID<⁄a>

 Link inside testid ID (redefined A link)
 Link outside ID (base A link)