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web/flexbox-how-a-row-of-boxes-decides-who-gets-the-leftover-space.md
Flexbox: how a row of boxes decides who gets the leftover space
Put three boxes in a row and the browser decides, by a short fixed recipe, who gets the extra room and who gives some up. Learn the three…
web/why-is-my-css-ignored-specificity-scored-with-three-numbers.md
Why is my CSS ignored? Specificity, scored with three numbers
You write `p { color: red; }`, reload, and the text stays blue. The rule is fine: two rules are competing, and yours lost the contest. The…
web/why-your-200px-box-is-250px-wide-the-css-box-model.md
Why your 200px box is 250px wide: the CSS box model
Every element on a web page is a box made of four layers: content, padding, border and margin. By default, CSS width measures only the…