::selection
Applies one or more styles to any text on the page that the user has highlighted.
Syntax
::selection {
sRules }
Possible values
sRules
String that specifies one or more Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute/value pairs.
Remarks
The ::selection pseudo-element is the UI element fragments pseudo-element. It is used to select any part of the page that the user has highlighted, including text within an editable text field. This pseudo-element can be applied to the color and background-color properties.
Standards information
This pseudo-class is defined in CSS Selectors Level 3 .
Applies to
color, background-color
See also
Concepts
::after
::before
::first-letter
::first-line
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