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Efficient CSS selectors
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1. ID, e.g. #headerClass
2. Class e.g. .promoType
3. Type e.g. div
4. Adjacent sibling, e.g. h2 + p
5. Child, e.g. li > ul
6. Descendant, e.g. ul a
7. Universal, i.e. *
8. Attribute, e.g. [type="text"]
9. Pseudo-classes/-elements, e.g. a:hover
Browsers read selectors right-to-left: #social .social-link {} is better than #social a
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