CSS * (universal) Selector

* { 
  background-color: red;
}

Meaning

The *(universal) selects all elements.

The * asterisk is optional with simple selectors. For instance, *.warning and .warning are equivalent.

Version: CSS2

Standard Syntax

* {
  css declarations;
}

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Status

More Examples

div * { 
  background-color: red;
}