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Last Updated : 29 Aug, 2024
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The element selector in CSS is used to select HTML elements that are required to be styled. In a selector declaration, there is the name of the HTML element and the CSS properties which are to be applied to that element is written inside the brackets {}. 

Syntax:

element {
    \\ CSS property
}

Example 1: This example shows the element selector in CSS.

html 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head>     <title>element selector</title>      <style>         /* h1 element selected here */         h1 {             color: green;             text-align: center;         }          /* h2 element selected here */         h2 {             text-align: center;         }     </style> </head>  <body>     <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>     <h2>element Selector</h2> </body> </html>

Output:

  

Example 2: This example shows the element selector in CSS.

html 
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head>     <title>element selector</title>     <style>         h1 {             text-align: center;         }          h2 {             text-align: center;             color: green;             font: bolder cursive;         }          form {             text-align: center;         }     </style> </head>  <body>     <h1>FORM</h1>      <h2>Please fill in details:</h2>      <form action="#">         Name: <input type="text" value="name"><br>         Age: <input type="text" value="age"><br>         City: <input type="text" value="City"><br>     </form> </body> </html>

Output:

  

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by element selectors are listed below:

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Opera

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