CSS element>elementSelectors

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Example

Select all <p> elements whose parent is a <div> element:

div>p
{
background-color:yellow;
}

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Definition and Usage

element>elementSelectors are used to select specific parent elements.

Note:An element that is not selected cannot directly specify a child element of its parent.


Browser Support

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All major browsers support it.element>elementSelector.

Note:element>elementWhen running in IE8, must declare.<!DOCTYPE>


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