Selecting All Elements
Description
The universal selector selects every element in the document.
- Selector:*
- Matches: All elements
- CSS Version:2
The universal selector does match every element in the document,
including the html and body elements.
Example
The following code shows an example of a style that uses the universal selector.
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
* {<!--from w ww .j a v a2s . com-->
border: thin black solid;
padding: 4px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>
This is a <span>test</span>.
</p>
<a href="http://w3c.org">W3C</a>
</body>
</html>