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CSS element>element Selector

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Example

Select and style every <p> element where the parent is a <div> element:

div > p {
  background-color: yellow;
}
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Definition and Usage

The element>element selector is used to select elements with a specific parent.

Note: Elements that are not directly a child of the specified parent, are not selected.

Version: CSS2

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the selector.

Selector
element>element Yes 7.0 Yes Yes Yes

CSS Syntax

element > element {
  css declarations;
} Demo


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