CSS Specificity Traps

CSS Specificity Traps

Choosing Specificity Strategies Without Multiplying Your Bug Count

You've been there. A Friday afternoon, a seemingly innocent button aesthetic adjustment, and suddenly half the site's modals render with 12px text. Th...

CSS Specificity Traps

The Quick-Fix Cascade That Breaks Your Design System (and What to Do Instead)

It starts with one innocent override. A designer asks for slightly different spacing on a button inside a modal. The developer, up against a deadline,...