CSS Best Practices
Keep CSS maintainable by using consistent naming conventions, low specificity selectors, and organizing files logically.
Avoid duplicating styles — extract common patterns into reusable classes.
HTML
Intermediate
5 min read
CSS Best Practices in HTML Projects
Example
/* BEM naming: Block__Element--Modifier */
.card { border: 1px solid #ddd; }
.card__title { font-size: 1.25rem; }
.card__title--featured { color: #007bff; }
/* Group related styles, add comments for sections */
/* === Typography === */
.text-sm { font-size: 0.875rem; }
.text-lg { font-size: 1.25rem; } Pro Tip
Lint your CSS with Stylelint to catch errors and enforce conventions automatically.