In CSS, specificity refers to the set of rules that determine which style declarations are applied to an HTML element when multiple conflicting styles

In CSS, specificity

In CSS, specificity refers to the set of rules that determine which style declarations are applied to an HTML element when multiple conflicting styles are defined.

The specificity of a CSS selector is determined by the number and type of selectors used to create the style rule.

For example, a selector that uses an ID attribute will have a higher specificity than a selector that uses a class attribute, and a selector that uses an element type will have a lower specificity than both ID and class selectors.

Specificity is important in CSS because it determines which styles take precedence when multiple conflicting styles are defined for the same element. A higher specificity value means that a style declaration is more specific and will override a less specific declaration.