Glossary term
What is Cascade?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Cascade" means: The rules that decide which CSS rule wins when two disagree: the more specific wins, and the later one wins a tie. It is taught in HTML and CSS: Build and Launch Your First Website. Related terms include Class, Contrast ratio, Custom property and Box model.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Cascade?
The rules that decide which CSS rule wins when two disagree: the more specific wins, and the later one wins a tie.
Where is Cascade taught?
Cascade is defined in HTML and CSS: Build and Launch Your First Website.
Which lessons cover Cascade?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- HTML and CSS: Build and Launch Your First Website, lesson 3.3: Classes and the cascade
Which terms are related to Cascade?
Next to Cascade in the course glossaries: Class, Contrast ratio, Custom property, Box model, Viewport, Padding, Landmark and Margin.
ClassContrast ratioCustom propertyBox modelViewportPaddingLandmarkMargin
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Cascade?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- HTML and CSS: Build and Launch Your First Website: No coding experience is needed.