CSS: Difference between Tag.class and .class Tag

Question

What is the difference between these two CSS entries:

a.special {
    color: #296596;
    font-family: "Georgia";
}

and

.special a {
    color: #296596;
    font-family: "Georgia";
}

Answer 1

• a.special targets an a element with the class special on itself.
• .special a targets an a element somewhere at any depth within an element that has the class special.

This is very basic knowledge, I would recommend starting with a tutorial on the subject.