What does the “~” (tilde/squiggle/twiddle) CSS selector mean?
Searching for the ~ character isn’t easy. I was looking over some CSS and found this .check:checked ~ .content { } What does it mean? 5 s 5
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CSS selector for first element with class
I have a bunch of elements with a class name red, but I can’t seem to select the first element with the class=”red” using the following CSS rule: .home .red:first-child { border: 1px solid red; } <div class=”home”> <span>blah</span> <p class=”red”>first</p> <p class=”red”>second</p> <p class=”red”>third</p> <p class=”red”>fourth</p> </div> What is wrong in this selector and … Read more
Which characters are valid in CSS class names/selectors?
What characters/symbols are allowed within the CSS class selectors? I know that the following characters are invalid, but what characters are valid? ~ ! @ $ % ^ & * ( ) + = , . / ‘ ; : ” ? > < [ ] \ { } | ` # 1 11
Is there a “previous sibling” selector?
The plus sign (+) is for selecting the next sibling. Is there an equivalent for the previous sibling? 2 26 No, there is no “previous sibling” selector. On a related note, ~ is for general successor sibling (meaning the element comes after this one, but not necessarily immediately after) and is a CSS3 selector. + … Read more
Is there a CSS parent selector?
How do I select the <li> element that is a direct parent of the anchor element? As an example, my CSS would be something like this: li < a.active { property: value; } Obviously there are ways of doing this with JavaScript, but I’m hoping that there is some sort of workaround that exists native … Read more
