CSS Cheat Sheet
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Selectors
Universal Selector * {}
Type Selector h1, h2 ,h3 {}
Child Selector ul > li {}
Descendant Selector p a {}
Class Selector .class {}
ID Selector #id {}
Adjacent Sibling Selector h1 + p {}
General Sibling Selector h1 ~ p {}
Attribute Selector [attribute="SomeValue"] {}
Pseudo Selectors & Elements
Mouse Over Selector a:hover {}
Active Link Selector a:active {}
Focus Selector input:focus {}
Visited Links Selector a:visited {}
Link Selector .class:link {}
First Line Selector p::first-line {}
First Letter Selector p::first-letter {}
First Child Selector p:first-child {}
Last Child Selector p:last-child {}
Only Child Selector p:only-child {}
:nth-child Selector p:nth-child() {}
First Element of its Parent Selector p:first-of-type {}
Checked elements selector input:checked {}
Disabled elements selector input:disabled {}
Enabled elements selector input:enabled {}
Elements that have no Children Selector (including text nodes) p:empty {}
Not a Specified Element Selector :not(p) {}
Before Element .class::before {}
After Element .class::before {}
Text Styling
Font style font-style: normal | italic | oblique
Font Variant font-variant: normal | small-caps
Font Weight font-weight: normal | bold | bolder | lighter | 100 - 900
Vertical Alignment vertical-align: baseline | 10px | sub | super | top | text-top | middle | bottom | text-bottom | initial
Font Size font-size: 12px | 0.8em | 80%
Text Transform text-transform: capitalise | lowercase | uppercase
Space Between Characters letter-spacing: normal | 4px
Line Height line-height: normal | 3em | 34%
Horizontal Alignment text-align: left | right | center | justify
Text Align Last text-align-last: auto | left | right | center | justify | start | end | initial | inherit
Text Decoration text-decoration: none | underline | overline | line-through
Indent First Line text-indent: 25px
Font Family font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif
Text Justify text-justify: auto | inter-word | inter-character | none | initial | inherit
Text Overflow text-overflow: clip | ellipsis | string | initial | inherit
Text Shadow text-shadow: h-shadow v-shadow blur-radius color | none | initial | inherit
Position
Position position: static | relative | absolute | fixed | sticky
Position Properties top | right | bottom | left
Float Element float: left | right | none
Clear Floating Elements clear: none | left | right | both
Z Index z-index: 3 | auto | inherit
Background
Background Image background-image: url()
Background Repeat background-repeat: repeat-x | repeat-y | repeat | space | round | no-repeat
Background Color background-color: #2AA9E0
Background Position background-position: top | right | bottom | left | center
Background Attachment background-attachment: scroll | fixed | local | initial | inherit
Box properties
Box Sizing box-sizing: border-box | content-box
Margin margin: 2px 4px 6px 8px | 0 auto
Padding padding: 2px 4px 6px 8px
Border Color border-color: #2AA9E0
Border Style border-style: none | hidden | dotted | dashed | solid | double | groove | ridge | inset | outset
Border Width border-width: 10px
List Styling
List Type list-style-type: disc | circle | square | none
List Position list-style-position: inside | outside
List Image list-style-image: url()
Flexbox
Flex Direction flex-direction: row | row-reverse | column | column-reverse
Flex Wrap flex-wrap: nowrap | wrap | wrap-reverse
Justify Content justify-content: flex-start | flex-end | center | space-between | space-around | space-evenly
Align Items align-items: flex-start | flex-end | center | baseline | stretch
Align Content align-content: flex-start | flex-end | center | space-between | space-around | stretch
Order order: 0
Flex Grow flex-grow: 0
Flex Shrink flex-shrink: 1
Flex Basis flex-basis: 3px | auto
Align Self align-self: auto | flex-start | flex-end | center | baseline | stretch
CSS Grid
Grid Template Columns grid-template-columns: 40px 50px auto 50px 40px
Grid Template Rows grid-template-rows: 25% 100px auto
Grid Template Areas grid-template-areas: "a b c" | none
Grid Template grid-template: "a a a" 20% "b b b" auto | 100px 1fr / 50px 1fr
Grid Column Gap grid-column-gap: 10px
Grid Row Gap grid-row-gap: 10px
Justify Items justify-items: start | end | center | stretch
Align Items align-items: start | end | center | stretch
Justify Content justify-content: flex-start | flex-end | center | space-between | space-around | space-evenly
Align Content align-content: flex-start | flex-end | center | space-between | space-around | stretch
Grid Auto Columns grid-auto-columns: 100px | max-content | min-content
Grid Auto Rows grid-auto-rows: 100px | max-content | min-content
Grid Auto Flow grid-auto-flow: row | column | row dense | column dense
Grid Column Start grid-column-start: 2 | areaname | span 2 | span areaname | auto
Grid Column End grid-column-end: 2 | areaname | span 2 | span areaname | auto
Grid Row Start grid-row-start: 2 | areaname | span 2 | span areaname | auto
Grid Row End grid-row-end: 2 | areaname | span 2 | span areaname | auto
Grid Column grid-column: 3 / span 2
Grid Row grid-row: 3 / span 2
Justify Self justify-self: start | end | center | stretch
Align Self align-self: start | end | center | stretch
Dynamic Content
CSS Variable --variable-name: value
Variable Usage var(--variable-name)
Counter Reset counter-reset: name-of-counter
Counter Increment counter-increment: name-of-counter
Counter Dynamic Value content: counter(name-of-counter)
Attribute Dynamic Value content: attr(name-of-attribute)
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