CSS element>element Selector

Select and style every <p> element where the parent is a <div> element:

div > p {
background-color: yellow;
}

Definition and Usage

The element>element selector is used to select elements with a specific parent.

Note: Elements that are not directly a child of the specified parent, are not selected.

Version:	CSS2

The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the selector.

Selector
element>element	Yes	7.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

element > element {
css declarations;
} Demo