CSS: Selector Classification
Basic Selector
Type Selector
Match by tag name. Start with the tag name.
Universal Selector
The asterisk * that match all tag names.
Attribute Selector
match by attribute or its value.
includes:
- Class Selector
- ID Selector
Pseudo-Class Selector
Pseudo-Element Selector
Compound Selector
A combined expression with type selector, attribute selector.
Simple Selector
any that does not involve a combinator.
Complex Selector
any that uses combinator.
involving syntax of
space+>~||column combinator
Relative Selector
:has()
Nesting Selector
syntax &,
nested inside body of css block.
Selector List
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Forgiving Selector List
:is():where()