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CSS How to Make a Website Adding Pages to a Website Add Iconography

Radu Zurbau
Radu Zurbau
501 Points
Posted by Radu Zurbau
Radu Zurbau
501 Points

When selecting the .phone class for styling in CSS, why do we have to use the entire "path"/"address"?

When selecting the .phone class for styling in CSS, why do we have to use the entire "path"/"address", ".contact-info li.phone {}" , since we only have ONE and only one .phone class? Why not simply type ".phone {}" directly?

2 Answers

Julian Aramburu
Julian Aramburu
11,368 Points
Julian Aramburu
Julian Aramburu
11,368 Points

Hi Radu! I don't remember now , but if I recall correctly Nick was trying to show examples of css priority. But you are right, if you only have one item with that particularly class you don't need to use the full call just the .class!

Radu Zurbau
Radu Zurbau
501 Points
Radu Zurbau
Radu Zurbau
501 Points

Thank you Julian!