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Jay Bhatt
6,502 PointsHow do we define the universal selector?
I don't know the answer, isn't the universal selector some thing like body {} and header {}. I do not understand the question were its We define the universal selector by ______?
1 Answer
andren
28,558 PointsA body selector only selects elements within the body tag, the same is true for the header selector, the universal selector is a specific selector that matches literally all elements on the page, no matter where they are.
The universal selector is "*" (Asterisk), here is an example:
* {
margin: 10px;
}
That selector would add a 10px margin around every single element on the page, regardless of whether they are in the body, header or anywhere else on the page.
Jay Bhatt
6,502 PointsJay Bhatt
6,502 PointsAbsolutely! I completely blanked about the Universal Selector for a second, thank you for the answer