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CSS CSS Basics Understanding Values and Units Pixel Units

Posted by Corpse Zombiee
Corpse Zombiee
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what does the css html selector target for example html {}

So I am learning CSS and I have seen the body and even universal selector being in use, I am not seeing what the HTML selector does or what it targets can anyone explain in detail.

1 Answer

Axel Mebis
Axel Mebis
11,066 Points
Axel Mebis
Axel Mebis
11,066 Points

Just the same way as other selectors like for instance the body selector selects the <body> tag, the HTML selector selects the <HTML> tag. When you use the universal selector (the *), it selects 'all' elements, so not only the HTML tag but also all other elements on the page. It's a wildcard.