CSS - Element Selectors

Element Selectors in CSS

CSS element selectors are used to target and style specificHTML elements. These selectors are defined by simply using the element’s name in the stylesheet.

Syntax

The syntax for CSS element selectors is as follows:

element_name {

    /*property: value;*/

    color: red;

}

Using Element Selectors Setting Background Color

To set thebackground colorand textcolorof all<p>elements, use the element selector.

Example

The following example sets the background color and text color for all <p> elements.

Using Element Selectors Setting Border

The element selector can be used to add aborderto all<div>elements.

Example

The following example adds a border to all <div> elements.

Using Element Selectors Setting Font

To apply a font style to all<li>elements, use the element selector.

Example

This example sets thefont sizeandfont familyfor all <li> elements.