Keep CSS specificity low and flat

High specificity creates an escalation problem — once you use an ID selector, you need another ID to override it. Developers respond with !important, which escalates further. Flat, low-specificity CSS is predictable: later rules and more-specific selectors win cleanly, and the cascade works as intended.

Quick Reference

• Prefer class selectors over ID selectors for styling
• Avoid nesting selectors more than 3 levels deep
• Never use !important except as a last resort for utility overrides
• Use :where() to apply styles with zero specificity

Check

Analyze the selectors in this CSS file for specificity issues: ID selectors used for styling, overly nested selectors, and unnecessary !important.

Fix

Flatten high-specificity selectors to use classes instead of IDs, reduce nesting depth, and remove unnecessary !important declarations.