The CSS type selector matches elements by node name. In other words, it selects all elements of the given type within a document.
/* All <a> elements. */ a { color: red; }
element { style properties }
span { background-color: skyblue; }
<span>Here's a span with some text.</span> <p>Here's a p with some text.</p> <span>Here's a span with more text.</span>
Specification | Status | Comment |
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Selectors Level 4 The definition of 'Type (tag name) selector' in that specification. | Working Draft | No changes |
Selectors Level 3 The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification. | Recommendation | No changes |
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1) The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification. | Recommendation | |
CSS Level 1 The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification. | Recommendation | Initial definition |
Desktop | ||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | 1 | 12 | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Namespaces (ns|elementName ) |
Yes | Yes | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1.3 |
Mobile | |||||||
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Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Namespaces (ns|elementName ) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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