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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics Attribute Selectors

Posted by Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
1,301 Points

We are typing div[id="container"] to select the container. why cant we just use #container instead?

We are typing div[id="container"] to select the container. why cant we just use #container instead? it seems quicker with the 2nd way

2 Answers

Richard Nicholls
Richard Nicholls
1,301 Points

It's ok Guil has just explained in the tutorial, I should have waited 2 minutes longer.