Re: pseudo-elements and *

On Sat, 4 Nov 2000, fantasai wrote:

> Does the universal selector (*) apply to pseudo-elements?

No, the universal selector does not match pseudo-elements.

> example - given the following
> 
> p::first-line {color: red}
> * {color: black !important}
> 
> Will the first line of each <p> be red or black?

Red, since the universal selector did not match and so the inherited black
would be overriden by the red.

To explicitly style every possible part of a document in CSS3, you must
use the following selector (assuming only CSS2 pseudos):

   *|*, *|*::before, *|*::after, *|*::first-line, *|*::first-letter

HTH,
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