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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors Basic Selectors Review

Which selector targets every element on the page at once and applies the styles we set?

What is universal selector

3 Answers

universal selector

mdmaleksharafali
mdmaleksharafali
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Christopher van Ruitenbeek
Christopher van Ruitenbeek
13,705 Points
* {

}

Targets every element on the page. However, this can make your site slower, if you load too many styles.

Why do you want to select all styles? What do you want them to do? Maybe there is a better solution.

The * selector is used to target everything but is almost never used, and there is rarely a good excuse to use it vs alternatives.