When would you prefer to use the child combinator instead of the descendant combinator?
When to Use the Child Combinator
The child combinator (>) is preferred when you want to target only the direct children of a parent element. This provides more precise control and avoids unintentionally styling nested or deeper descendant elements.
Key Scenarios
When styling should only apply to immediate children and not grandchildren or deeper descendants.
When aiming for better performance by reducing the number of elements the browser must evaluate.
When creating maintainable CSS where specificity and hierarchy need to be explicit.
When avoiding unexpected styles on nested elements within a complex DOM structure.
Example: Using Child Combinator