Richard Smith thinks this is interesting:

To use a style several times on a page, you must use classes. For example, when you have more than one photo on your page, use a class selector to apply styling—like a border—to each <img> tag you wish to style.

Use IDs to identify sections that occur only once per page. CSS-based layouts often use ID selectors to identify the unique parts of a web page, like a sidebar or footer. Part
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