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The !important <\/strong>rule is used to override the styling of a webpage. In all honesty, there are more instances of why you shouldn\u2019t <\/strong>use the !important rule vs why you should. Let\u2019s discuss how it\u2019s used and then why it should only be used sparingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overriding user-agent stylesheets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When writing CSS, there will be some cases where you need to overwrite the stylesheet that is given. If using CSS frameworks like Bootstrap<\/a> to get a project up and running, you may want to customize the styling that\u2019s built into the framework.
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<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang="en">\n   <head>\n       <meta charset="UTF-8" \/>\n       <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" \/>\n       <title>CSS Important Keyword: Overriding Bootstrap<\/title>\n       <link\n           rel="stylesheet"\n           href="https:\/\/stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com\/bootstrap\/4.5.0\/css\/bootstrap.min.css"\n           integrity="sha384-9aIt2nRpC12Uk9gS9baDl411NQApFmC26EwAOH8WgZl5MYYxFfc+NcPb1dKGj7Sk"\n           crossorigin="anonymous"\n       \/>\n       <style>\n           .container {\n               display: flex;\n           }\n           .nav {\n               color: black;\n               background-color: pink;\n           }\n       <\/style>\n   <\/head>\n   <body>\n       <nav class="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light bg-light">\n           <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar<\/a>\n           <button\n               class="navbar-toggler"\n               type="button"\n               data-toggle="collapse"\n  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Don\u2019t worry too much about understanding what\u2019s going on in the code editor above. Hit the run button and take stock of the things you do<\/em><\/strong> know about. We have some HTML that looks like it has classes and\/or ids, a link to a CSS stylesheet that indicates it may be from Bootstrap, and then some of our own styling in the <head> <\/code>of the document that\u2019s not being properly rendered.  
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In the .navbar<\/code> selector, where it mentions background-color: pink;<\/code>, type in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018!important\u2019. Include a space in between the color and the !important rule. Run the code again. Did it change the background color of the navbar? 
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This is the first use case of the !important rule. When given a user-agent stylesheet from a CSS framework or elsewhere, you can use the rule to override the styles that Bootstrap comes with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overriding inline-styles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Another use case is where we would need to override the inline styles of an element.
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<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang="en">\n<head>\n   <meta charset="UTF-8">\n   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">\n   <title>CSS Important Keyword: Overriding Inline Styles<\/title>\n   <style>\n       .line-item:first-child{\n           color: purple;\n       }\n       .line-item:last-child {\n           color: crimson;\n           font-size: xx-large;\n           font-variant: normal;\n       }\n   <\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n   <h1>Doctor Who Characters<\/h1>\n   <ul>\n       <li class="line-item" style="color: rosybrown; font-size: large;">Rose Tyler<\/li>\n       <li class="line-item">Jackie Tyler<\/li>\n       <li class="line-item">Mickey<\/li>\n       <li class="line-item" style="color:royalblue; font-size: larger; font-variant:small-caps;">The Doctor<\/li>\n   <\/ul>\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Notice that we have some inline styles in the body of the code and then some potential styling to override it in the <style><\/code> tag in the code editor above. Use the !important rule in the CSS to override the inline styles. 
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Please remember that the !important rule is not necessarily best practice and should be used relatively sparingly. It has the potential to lead to hard-to-find bugs later on down the road. 
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