CSS :not Selector

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Example

Set a background color for all elements that are not a <p> element:

:not(p) {
  background: #ff0000;
}
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Definition and Usage

The :not(selector) selector matches every element that is NOT the specified element/selector.

Version: CSS3

Browser Support

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

Selector
:not() 4.0 9.0 3.5 3.2 9.6

CSS Syntax

:not(selector) {
  css declarations;
} Demo


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