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CSS Selectors

To select DOM elements in CSS using selector.

Tag Selector

a {
  color: black;
}

h1 {
  font-size 24px;
}

Selector	Description
`article`	Selects the element with the `article` tag
`.post`	Selects all elements with the `post` class
`#nav`	Selects the elements with the `nav` Id
`div.row`	Selects all elements with the `div` tag and the `row` class
`[hidden="true"]`	Selects all elements with the `hidden` attribute with a value of `true`

Note: Wildcard selector can be used to select all DOM elements.

Selector	Description
`div li`	DOM descendant combinator. All `li` tags that are a child of `div` tags
`div.row *`	Selects all elements that are descendant (or child) of the elements with `div` tag and `row` class
`div > li`	Difference combinator. Select direct descendants
`div + li`	the adjacent combinator. It selects the element that is immediately preceded by the former element. In this case, only the first `li` after each `div`.
`div, li`	Selects all `li` elements and all `div` elements.
`div - li`	The sibling combinator. Selects `li` element following a `div` element.

Selector	Description
`:first-child`	Target the first element immediately inside (or child of) another element
`:last-child`	Target the last element immediately inside (or child of) another element
`:nth-child()`	Target the nth element immediately inside (or child of) another element. Admits integers, even, odd, or formulas
`div:not(.name)`	Selects all `div` elements that are not of the `.name` class
`::after`	Allows inserting content onto a page from CSS, instead of HTML. While the end result is not actually in the DOM, it appears on the page as if it is. This content loads after HTML elements.
`::before`	Allows inserting content onto a page from CSS, instead of HTML. While the end result is not actually in the DOM, it appears on the page as if it is. This content loads before HTML elements.

Selector	Description
`:hover`	selects an element that is being hovered by a mouse pointer
`:focus`	selects an element receiving focus from the keyboard or programattially
`:active`	selects an element being clicked by a mouse pointer
`:link`	selects all links that have not been clicked yet
`:visited`	selects a link that has already been clicked

The :nth-child can use pattern, such as odd, even, An+B

a:nth-child(3n) {
  /* Css goes here */
}