Web/CSS/Type selectors

The CSS type selector matches elements by node name. In other words, it selects all elements of the given type within a document.

/* All <a> elements. */
a {
  color: red;
}

Syntax

element { style properties }

span {
  background-color: skyblue;
}

<span>Here's a span with some text.</span>
<p>Here's a p with some text.</p>
<span>Here's a span with more text.</span>

Specification	Status	Comment
Selectors Level 4The definition of 'Type (tag name) selector' in that specification.	Working Draft	No changes
Selectors Level 3The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification.	Recommendation	No changes
CSS Level 2 (Revision 1)The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification.	Recommendation
CSS Level 1The definition of 'type selectors' in that specification.	Recommendation	Initial definition

	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
Type selector (`elementName`)	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 3	Opera Full support 3.5	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0
elementName)	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 9	Opera Full support 8	Safari Full support 1.3	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0