Web/CSS/General sibling combinator

The general sibling combinator (~) separates two selectors and matches all iterations of the second element, that are following the first element (though not necessarily immediately), and are children of the same parent element.

/* Paragraphs that are siblings of and
   subsequent to any image */
img ~ p {
  color: red;
}

Syntax

former_element ~ target_element { style properties }

Examples

CSS

p ~ span {
  color: red;
}

HTML

<span>This is not red.</span>
<p>Here is a paragraph.</p>
<code>Here is some code.</code>
<span>And here is a red span!</span>
<span>And this is a red span!</span>
<code>More code...</code>
<div> How are you? </div>
<p> Whatever it may be, keep smiling. </p>
<h1> Dream big </h1>
<h2> that's all. </h2> 
<span>And yet again this is a red span!</span>

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Selectors Level 4The definition of 'subsequent-sibling combinator' in that specification.	Working Draft	Renames it the "subsequent-sibling" combinator.
Selectors Level 3The definition of 'general sibling combinator' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition.

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
General sibling combinator (`A ~ B`)	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 7	Opera Full support 9	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

Full support: Full support