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Free CSS Specificity Calculator

Score a selector and see what wins.

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About the CSS Specificity Calculator

Free CSS specificity calculator. Paste a selector to score it as (IDs, classes, elements), see each part weighted, and understand exactly why one rule beats another. Runs in your browser.

How it works

  1. 1

    Paste a selector

    Any CSS selector.

  2. 2

    See the score

    (IDs, classes, elements) with parts.

  3. 3

    Know what wins

    Understand the cascade at a glance.

Frequently asked questions

As three numbers — IDs, then classes/attributes/pseudo-classes, then elements. They're compared left to right; more IDs always wins.

!important overrides normal specificity. Inline styles beat selectors, but an !important declaration beats inline styles too.

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