| Pattern | Meaning | Selector type |
|---|---|---|
| * | Matches any element | Universal selector |
| E | Matches any E element (i.e., any element of type E) | Type selectors |
| E F | Matches any F element that is a descendant of an E element | Descendant selectors |
| E > F | Matches any F element that is a child of an element E | Child selectors |
| E:first-child | Matches element E when it is the first child of its parent | The :first-child pseudo-class |
| E:link E:visited |
Matches element E if E is the source anchor of a hyperlink of which the target is not yet visited (:link) or already visited (:visited). | The link pseudo-classes |
| E:active | Matches E during certain user actions. | The dynamic pseudo-classes |
| E:hover | Matches E during certain user actions. | The dynamic pseudo-classes |
| E:focus | Matches E during certain user actions. | The dynamic pseudo-classes |
| E:lang(c) | Matches element of type E if it is in (human) language c (the document language specifies how language is determined). | The :lang() pseudo-classes |
| E + F | Matches any F element immediately preceded by an element E. | Adjacent selectors |
| E[foo] | Matches any E element with the “foo” attribute set (whatever the value). | Attribute selectors |
| E[foo="warning"] | Matches any E element whose “foo” attribute value is exactly equal to “warning”. | Attribute selectors |
| E[foo~="warning"] | Matches any E element whose “foo” attribute value is a list of space-separated values, one of which is exactly equal to “warning”. | Attribute selectors |
| E[xml:lang|="en"] | Matches any E element whose “xml:lang” attribute value has a hyphen-separated list of values beginning (from the left) with “en”. | Attribute selectors |
| E:first-line | Matches the first formatted line of an E element. | The :first-line pseudo-element |
| E:first-letter | Matches the first formatted letter of an E element. | The :first-letter pseudo-element |
| E:before | Matches/creates generated content before an E element. | The :before pseudo-element |
| E:after | Matches/creates generated content after an E element. | The :after pseudo-element |
| E.classid | The same as E[class~=classid] | Class selectors |
| E#myid | Matches any E element id equal to “myid”. | ID selectors |
| @page :first | Specifies style for the first page of a document | Page pseudo-classes |
| @page :left | Specifies style for the left pages of a document | Page pseudo-classes |
| @page :right | Specifies style for the right pages of a document | Page pseudo-classes |
