CSS * Selector

Select all elements, and set their background color to yellow:

* {
background-color: yellow;
}

More "Try it Yourself" examples below.

Definition and Usage

The * selector selects all elements.

The * selector can also select all elements inside another element (See "More Examples").

Version:	CSS2

The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the selector.

Selector
*	4.0	7.0	2.0	3.1	9.6

* {
css declarations;
} Demo

Select all elements inside <div> elements and set their background color to yellow:

div * {
background-color: yellow;
}