The CSS type selector matches elements by node name. In other words, it selects all elements of the given type within a document.
/* All <a> elements. */
a {
color: red;
}
Syntax
element { style properties }
Example
CSS
span {
background-color: skyblue;
}
HTML
<span>Here's a span with some text.</span> <p>Here's a p with some text.</p> <span>Here's a span with more text.</span>
Result
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Selectors Level 4 The definition of 'Type (tag name) selector' in that specification. |
Working Draft | No changes |
| Selectors Level 3 The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification. |
Recommendation | No changes |
| CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
| CSS Level 1 The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type selector (elementName) | Chrome Full support 1 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support Yes | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Namespaces (ns|elementName) | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support Yes | Firefox Full support 1 | IE Full support 9 | Opera Full support 8 | Safari Full support 1.3 | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Edge Mobile Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 4 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
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