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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics DRY CSS

Posted by Dmitriy An
Dmitriy An
11,795 Points

Isn't this approach making html more heavy or it doesn't matter?

I am always confused when I should create a new class for an element. Isn't it bad for structure to have many classes? Is it affecting SEO somehow? Where can I read about it?

1 Answer

Joachim Larsen
Joachim Larsen
12,140 Points

The CSS classes have no effect on SEO. Google considers the structure of your tags and content, page navigation, URL structure, load times etc.

I think Google's Style Guide on Github is a good resource for reading about structuring HTML and CSS: https://google.github.io/styleguide/htmlcssguide.html