CSS Selectors
Selector is a syntax to select the element.First we have to select the element and then we have to apply style.
- Tag selector
- Id selector
- Class selector
- Compound selector
- Grouping selector
- Child selector
- Direct child selector
- Attribute selector
Tag Selector: It selects all instances (examples) of a specific tag.
Syntax: tag
Id selector: It selects single instance of the specific tag, based on id.
Syntax: #id
Class selector: It selects few elements that are having a specific class.
Syntax: .class name
Compound selector: It selects one or more elements based on tag name and class name.
Syntax: Tag. class name
Grouping selector: It selects a set of tags.
Syntax: tag1, tag2, tag3 ………
Child selector: It selects all instances of the specific child that are present inside the specific parent. (including grandchildren)
Syntax: parent child
Direct child selector: It selects all the direct children of the specific parent. (excluding grand children)
Attribute selector: it selects the element based on the attribute value.
Syntax: tag[attribute=”value”]
Hover selector: It applies the style only when the user places mouse pointer on the element.
Syntax: tag name. hover
