References - Beginner

CSS Ruleset Terminology

If you ever wanted a mini-cheat sheet for what every part of a CSS rule is called, here it is:

  • The whole thing is a ruleset.
  • The curly braces and everything inside is a declaration block.
  • The bit before the opening curly brace is a selector.
  • Each key/value pair, as separated by a colon and ending in a semicolon, is a declaration.
  • In those key/value pairs, the key is a property (or property name), and the value is a value (or property value).