How to Select all Child Elements Recursively using CSS? (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 13 Jan, 2025

Here are three methods to achieve to Select all Child Elements Recursively using CSS:

1. Using the Universal Selector (*)

The universal selector applies styles to all child elements within a parent recursively.

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**In this Example:

• The * selector targets all descendant elements of .parent and applies the styles.
• It selects children at all levels, ensuring consistent styling.

2. Using Descendant Combinator ( )

The descendant combinator targets all nested child elements of a parent element.

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**In this Example:

• The descendant combinator (.parent p) applies styles to all

  elements within .parent, regardless of nesting.

**3. Using Direct Child Selector (>)

This method applies styles only to the direct children of a parent element.

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**In this Example:

• The > selector targets only the direct

  children of .parent, leaving deeper descendants unaffected.