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CSS element>element Selector

Complete CSS Selector Reference

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.

Browser Support

The element>element selector is supported in all major browsers.

Note: For element>element to work in IE8 and earlier, a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.