Decoding CSS Specificity in 5 Minutes

Specificity is a concept that explains how browsers decide which CSS rules to apply when conflicts arise. This video goes over:
The three categories of selector specificity: ID, Class, and Type
How to calculate specificity values for different selectors
Best practices for writing effective and maintainable CSS

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