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CSS - Universal Selector

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CSS Universal Selector

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Universal selector is used to select or target all the element on the web page.

  • It is denoted by an asterisk (*).

Example

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Wildcards

Universal selector also belongs to the category of Wildcards. Wildcards selectors (*, ^, and $ ) are selector that can be used together with attributes of an element.

  • class* - Selects all elements with class attribute containing "class" anywhere
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  • class^ - Selects all elements with class attribute starting with "class".
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  • class$ - Selects all elements with class attribute ending with "class"
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NOTE:

It is not advisable to use universal selector many times throughout while creating your website, since it selects every element on the web page.

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