Curtis
Curtis

Reputation: 103348

Correct terminology for overall and specific style type properties in CSS?

In CSS we have certain properties which affect an overall style type such as:

Then we have more specific properties which target particular areas of a type of style such as:

In general these are known as CSS Properties, however is there any terminology which seperates the above two distinct types of properties?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 67

Answers (1)

SLaks
SLaks

Reputation: 887275

Properties like background or padding that set multiple other properties are called shorthand properties.

Upvotes: 4

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