CSS element>element Selector

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Example

How to style all <p> elements who's parent is a <div> element:

div>p
{
background-color:yellow;
}

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Definition and Usage

The element>element selector styles elements with the specified parent.

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

Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

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

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

CSS Version

The element>element selector was first introduced in:

CSS 2

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