CSS3 Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Cascading Style Sheets Language

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Mikael OlssonCSS3 Quick Syntax Referencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4903-1_3

3. Class and ID Selectors

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Class and id selectors define rules that apply to only a selected set of HTML elements. They allow you to identify individual elements, or groups of elements, without having to style all instances of the element type.

Class Selector

The class selector is used to identify a group of elements. It is recognized by the period sign (.), followed by a class name. A general class is defined here, which can be applied to any element.

/* Selects any element with class name myclass */

.myclass {}

The selector can also be a specific class that can be applied to only one type of element. Such a class ...