Ancestor

A CMS field used in Collections. This powerful field allows you to link to other Collections within your website to populate fields in Collection lists and Collection pages.

Domain name forwarding is a process that automatically redirects visitors from your domain name to a different web address.

An array is an ordered, random-access collection of data. This data can be either primitive or object, depending on the coding language.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a web development language that controls the appearance of elements on a webpage.

The dropdown menu to the right of the Selector field that allows you to access and change the styles of an element when it is hovered, pressed, or focused.

A key, or web key, is a unique identifier that authorizes access to a webpage or service.

The Designer automatically saves your progress every 10 seconds.

A typography element used for displaying multi-sentence text content.

On Windows-based systems, the sequence of two ASCII characters representing a line break in text files is called "Carriage Return, Line Feed," or CRLF.

Content you create once, then publish in many different places across your website. As you update this content in the CMS, it automatically updates wherever it exists on your site, making it convenient to create and manage larger websites.

A link field is a form input field that enables you to add links to your designs dynamically. You can connect a link field to text links, buttons, or other link elements to turn them into active links.

A hotlink — also known as a remote or inline link — is a hyperlink that directs to a resource, such as an image or a file, without the owner’s explicit permission.

In software and web development, deployment is the process of moving code from one environment to another, usually in the form of changes or updates.

A standard markup language that web browsers use to display websites.

The part of a domain that comes before the root domain (e.g., blog.yourwebsite.com is a subdomain whereas yourwebsite.com is the root domain).

Third-party applications that you've given access to your personal and/or website data.

The state displayed when a Collection contains no Collection items, which gives you the opportunity to design for a situation where there's no content to display. Check out the Empty States blog for inspiration.

Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming approach that organizes code into self-contained units of data, functions, and behavior.

The inside spacing between the right border of an element and the elements inside it.

Webflow's visual content editor. You can access it through the Webflow Dashboard by clicking the “3 disclosure dots” on a site thumbnail, then clicking “Editor.” Guest editors can access it anywhere on their live site by adding ?edit after the page URL (e.g., yoursite.com/page/?edit).

A lightbox displays content in a popup or modal window on top of a web page’s main content.

Resolution is a metric measuring clarity and detail through the number of pixels displayed on a screen or used to render an image.

Compile time is the length of time it takes for a compiler to convert high-level code into low-level code.

Flex-direction is a CSS property that defines the main axis and direction of flex items, dictating the arrangement of the items within a flex container.

A backlink, also referred to as an inbound link, is a hyperlink from one website to another website.

An individual item within a Collection. For example, in a “Blog Posts” Collection, the Collection items are individual blog posts.

External links direct users to different websites and impact a site's search engine visibility and rankings.

Bad neighborhoods are groups of websites that search engines have downgraded because they violate search engine guidelines.

A grayscale view of your site’s canvas that visually displays each element’s border, margin, and padding when hovered over.

Form submission notifications that have no reference to Webflow (e.g., notifications sent from “no-reply@webforms.io” instead of “no-reply@webflow.com”).

The default UI state for Collection lists, which displays the items in the Collection. It is the opposite of the empty state.

Ciphertext is unreadable, encrypted data that ciphers use for security during data transit.

The ID used to log into your Webflow account.

JSON, short for JavaScript Object Notation, is a human-readable, lightweight format for recording, storing, and exchanging data.

Made in Webflow showcases Webflow sites made by individuals and teams.

The CSS border property delineates an HTML element.

Automagically describes complex content or functions that appear as if they were created using magic.

A folder is a subdirectory of your site's root folder for organizing web pages.

CSS filters apply visual effects to HTML elements and their children using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).

BiDi stands for bidirectional. When a document is BiDi, it supports text that reads from right to left and left to right.

Responsive web design (RWD) is a web development and design approach to create websites, applications, and user interfaces (UIs) that display and function effectively on any device or screen size.

In programming, a deep copy is a replica of an object that doesn’t share the same references as the original. That way, if you make changes to the duplicate, the original stays the same.

A slider is an interactive design element for scrolling through images, videos, and other multimedia content.

A comment is a text note in source code that offers context, internal information, or other guidance to any developers using it.

Flex-basis is a CSS property used in flexboxes that sets the initial size of a flex item before it grows or shrinks.

The "height: auto" CSS property automatically adjusts an element’s height based on its content.

An Adobe Fonts API token protects and supports your data from Adobe Fonts with other programs you may be using to personalize your website’s fonts.

The <canvas> tag in HTML5 creates a container for dynamic graphics and image rendering on a webpage.

A section in the Style panel that houses CSS properties related to how typography is displayed such as font, font size and height, and align.

Available in CMS Collections. It lets you insert an integer with or without decimals.

The display: inline CSS property is a display option that controls an element’s appearance and layout.

A measurement unit relative to an element's parent.

The color wheel shows several colors in a circle to represent primary, secondary, and tertiary colors and their relationships.

Width defines how wide an element can be. This can be defined in absolute terms (pixels) or relative terms (ems, rems, percentages, viewport-height, or viewport-width).

Character encoding is the process of representing characters (such as “a” or “3”) in a particular way, such as text on a computer screen.

A form element that lets website visitors submit data to your form handler.

A primitive is the simplest JavaScript data type, representing fundamental values that do not encapsulate any object, method, or property.

A rich text field is an input tool for formatting or applying text styles, such as bold, colors, font sizes, italics, underline, and other visual modifications.

A callback function is passed as an argument to another function and executed upon completing the latter’s task.

An inline frame or <iframe> is an HTML element that embeds an HTML document within another webpage.

In object-oriented programming (OOP), abstraction conceals irrelevant details so they don’t interfere with the task at hand.

A breakpoint, or media query, is the width at which a website’s design and layout adjust to fit screens of different sizes. When designing in Webflow, breakpoints for smaller devices inherit styles from the base — or desktop — breakpoint by default.

Micro conversions are small but important user actions on a website that contribute to the overall conversion funnel.

A section of the Add panel that holds multimedia elements like images, video, and Lottie animation.

The area where you can manage your profile, email settings, and security settings.

An HTML attribute you can use to give a short description of the contents of a webpage. Search engines often display this in results pages (SERPs).

A backup is a copy of data stored in an alternate location, including hard drives, cloud servers, or network-attached storage (NAS) servers.

The way browsers calculate an element's width automatically where Block level elements fill the available space of its parent and Inline elements shrink to the size of its children/content.

Middleware is software that links different programs and applications, allowing them to interact and communicate effectively.

DHTML, or Dynamic HTML, is a web-development technique combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create dynamic, interactive web pages and complex web applications.

A space to hold and access sites, members, settings, and integrations. All users start with a Workspace that can become collaborative when and as needed.

Color gamut describes the full range of colors a device can reproduce on its display.

Compiling is the process of converting code from a high-level programming language into a low-level language that computers can understand.

Top of the funnel (TOFU) refers to the initial marketing funnel stage where potential customers become aware of a brand’s existence.

BigInt, which stands for “big integer,” is a JavaScript data type. JavaScript uses data types to decide how to treat a piece of data.

A beacon — also called a web beacon or web bug — is an HTML-embedded object that tracks user behavior on a web page.

A Webflow element that embeds a Twitter Follow or Tweet button into your site.

Cookies are small text files sent by a website to a user’s web browser that enhance their browsing experience by remembering site preferences and activities.

The inside spacing between the top border of an element and the elements inside it.

A Webflow plan that you can add/apply to individual sites. You’ll receive access to different site and hosting features based on your Site plan.

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) is a web development approach that combines technologies to allow web content to update without reloading.

A slug, also known as a URL slug or a website slug, is descriptive text that appears at the end of a URL and identifies a web page.

The display: inline-block CSS property defines an element’s appearance and behavior. CSS designers use this code to create website layouts.

A hit is a request to a web server from a browser for a specific resource.

A method of lowering the file size of your stylesheet(s) by removing all white space from your CSS files.

The baseline is the fixed invisible line that serves as the base for letters. It’s used as a measurement for line height and x-height.

A web server is a computer program or hardware device that delivers web content to clients using HTTP. It handles client requests for web pages, images, and videos.

RGB, an acronym for Red, Green, Blue, is a color model that screen displays use to represent various colors.

Left margin is a CSS property that defines the space between an element's left edge and its surroundings.

The vertical bar of tools on the left side of the Webflow Designer. It holds the Add panel, Symbols panel, Navigator panel, Pages panel, CMS panel, Ecommerce panel, Assets panel, Settings panel, Site Activity log, Audits, Search, Video tutorials, and Help.

Checkboxes are HTML structures that allow visitors to input data.

An em in CSS is a scalable and relative unit of measurement that defines the size of an element relative to its parent's font size.

Elements are individual HTML components that constitute a webpage’s structure and contents.

Font weight refers to the thickness or density of a typeface’s strokes.

A section of the Add panel that contains the elements that act as a website's fundamental building blocks (e.g., div block, list, button, etc.).

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a cloud-based approach to delivering software on a subscription basis without requiring local installation.

An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a unique string of characters identifying devices connected to the internet.

A typography element that is used when no other element is specifically suitable.

A digital certificate is a data file embedded in the site that signals the site’s safety to visitors, internet service providers (ISPs), and servers.