CSS selectors are patterns used to select the element(s) you want to style.
Examples of some CSS selectors:
| Selector | Example |
|---|---|
| .class | .intro |
| #id | #firstname |
| * | * |
| element | p |
| element,element | div, p |
| element element | div p |
| element>element | div > p |
| element+element | div + p |
| element1~element2 | p ~ ul |
| [attribute] | [target] |
| [attribute=value] | [target=_blank] |
| [attribute~=value] | [title~=flower] |
| [attribute|=value] | [lang|=en] |
| [attribute^=value] | a[href^=”https”] |
| [attribute$=value] | a[href$=”.pdf”] |
| [attribute*=value] | a[href*=”w3schools”] |
| :active | a:active |
| ::after | p::after |
| ::before | p::before |
| :checked | input:checked |
| :disabled | input:disabled |
| :empty | p:empty |
| :enabled | input:enabled |
| :first-child | p:first-child |
| ::first-letter | p::first-letter |
| ::first-line | p::first-line |
| :first-of-type | p:first-of-type |
| :focus | input:focus |
| :hover | a:hover |
| :in-range | input:in-range |
| :invalid | input:invalid |
| :lang(language) | p:lang(it) |
| :last-child | p:last-child |
| :last-of-type | p:last-of-type |
| :link | a:link |
| :not(selector) | :not(p) |
| :nth-child(n) | p:nth-child(2) |
| :nth-last-child(n) | p:nth-last-child(2) |
| :nth-last-of-type(n) | p:nth-last-of-type(2) |
| :nth-of-type(n) | p:nth-of-type(2) |
| :only-of-type | p:only-of-type |
| :only-child | p:only-child |
| :optional | input:optional |
| :out-of-range | input:out-of-range |
| :read-only | input:read-only |
| :read-write | input:read-write |
| :required | input:required |
| :root | :root |
| ::selection | ::selection |
| :target | #news:target |
| :valid | input:valid |
| :visited | a:visited |
