.class .

intro Selects all elements with class="intro"

#id #firstname Selects the element with id="firstname"
* * Selects all elements
element p Selects all <p> elements
element,element div, p Selects all <div> elements and all <p>
elements
element element div p Selects all <p> elements inside <div>
elements
element>element div > p Selects all <p> elements where the parent
is a <div> element
element+element div + p Selects all <p> elements that are placed
immediately after <div> elements
element1~element p ~ ul Selects every <ul> element that are
2 preceded by a <p> element
[attribute] [target] Selects all elements with a target attribute
[attribute=value] [target=_blank] Selects all elements with target="_blank"
[attribute~=value] [title~=flower] Selects all elements with a title attribute
containing the word "flower"
[attribute|=value] [lang|=en] Selects all elements with a lang attribute
value starting with "en"
[attribute^=value] a[href^="https"] Selects every <a> element whose href
attribute value begins with "https"
[attribute$=value] a[href$=".pdf"] Selects every <a> element whose href
attribute value ends with ".pdf"
[attribute*=value] a[href*="w3schools" Selects every <a> element whose href
] attribute value contains the substring
"w3schools"
:active a:active Selects the active link
::after p::after Insert something after the content of each
<p> element
::before p::before Insert something before the content of each
<p> element
:checked input:checked Selects every checked <input> element
:default input:default Selects the default <input> element
:disabled input:disabled Selects every disabled <input> element
:empty p:empty Selects every <p> element that has no
children (including text nodes)
:enabled input:enabled Selects every enabled <input> element
:first-child p:first-child Selects every <p> element that is the first
child of its parent
::first-letter p::first-letter Selects the first letter of every <p> element
::first-line p::first-line Selects the first line of every <p> element
:first-of-type p:first-of-type Selects every <p> element that is the first
<p> element of its parent
:focus input:focus Selects the input element which has focus
:hover a:hover Selects links on mouse over
:in-range input:in-range Selects input elements with a value within
a specified range
:indeterminate input:indeterminate Selects input elements that are in an
indeterminate state
:invalid input:invalid Selects all input elements with an invalid
value
:lang(language) p:lang(it) Selects every <p> element with a lang
attribute equal to "it" (Italian)
:last-child p:last-child Selects every <p> element that is the last
child of its parent
:last-of-type p:last-of-type Selects every <p> element that is the last
<p> element of its parent
:link a:link Selects all unvisited links
:not(selector) :not(p) Selects every element that is not a <p>
element
:nth-child(n) p:nth-child(2) Selects every <p> element that is the
second child of its parent
:nth-last-child(n) p:nth-last-child(2) Selects every <p> element that is the
second child of its parent, counting from
the last child
:nth-last-of- p:nth-last-of-type(2) Selects every <p> element that is the
type(n) second <p> element of its parent, counting
from the last child
:nth-of-type(n) p:nth-of-type(2) Selects every <p> element that is the
second <p> element of its parent
:only-of-type p:only-of-type Selects every <p> element that is the only
<p> element of its parent
:only-child p:only-child Selects every <p> element that is the only
child of its parent
:optional input:optional Selects input elements with no "required"
attribute
:out-of-range input:out-of-range Selects input elements with a value outside
a specified range
::placeholder input::placeholder Selects input elements with placeholder
text
:read-only input:read-only Selects input elements with the "readonly"
attribute specified
:read-write input:read-write Selects input elements with the "readonly"
attribute NOT specified
:required input:required Selects input elements with the "required"
attribute specified
:root :root Selects the document's root element
::selection ::selection Selects the portion of an element that is
selected by a user
:target #news:target Selects the current active #news element
(clicked on a URL containing that anchor
 name)
:valid input:valid Selects all input elements with a valid
value
:visited a:visited Selects all visited links