class-id

ID Selector

Selects the single element with the given id attribute value. It has higher specificity than class or type selectors.

#idname

Example

#header { background: white; } /* HTML: <header id="header">Top</header> */

✓ Matches

  • <div id="header">Top</div>
  • <header id="header"></header>
  • <section id="header"></section>

✗ Does not match

  • <div class="header"></div>
  • <div id="footer"></div>

Browser support

Universal support in all browsers since CSS1.

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