CSS - Universal Selectors

Universal Selectors in CSS

CSS universal selector is a special selector that selects all the elements in an HTML document. It is denoted by anasterisk mark (*). Universal selector is used to set a similar style for the entire document.

Syntax

The syntax for the CSS universal selector is as follows:

* {

    margin: 0;

    padding: 0;

}

Using Universal Selector Setting Background Color

To set thebackground colorand textcolorof the web page, universal selector is used:

Example

Let us see an example to set the background color and text color of the HTML document.

Using Universal Selector Setting Border

We have used the Universal Selector to set theborderof the HTML document.

Example

Here is an example of setting the border of an HTML web page.

Using Universal Selector Setting Font

Use the universal selector to set a similar font for all the elements in the web page.

Example

Here is an example to set thefontandfont sizeof the document.