Web/API/CSSStyleRule/selectorText

The CSSRule.selectorText property gets the textual representation of the selector for the rule set. This is readonly in some browsers; to set stylesheet rules dynamically cross-browser, see Using dynamic styling information.

Syntax

string = cssRule.selectorText 

Example

// for cssrule: body { background-color: darkblue; }
var stylesheet = document.styleSheets[0];

alert(stylesheet.cssRules[0].selectorText); // body

Notes

The implementation may have stripped out insignificant whitespace while parsing the selector. If set to a selector string which cannot be parsed, a SyntaxError is thrown.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Object Model (CSSOM)The definition of 'CSSStyleRule.selectorText' in that specification.	Working Draft

Browser Compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
selectorText	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support 6	WebView Android Full support 4.4	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

CSSStyleRule.selectorText by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.