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CSS Syntax

The following CSS syntax is supported.

To use XPath syntax, prefix the context value with xpath:

Special tags​

  • Text all p, li (without p), and td (without p) elements.
  • TextAndHeaders also include h1 - h7.
  • AnyText includes any element with text. For example, a div with text, e.g. <div>text</div>.

Tag Selectors​

  • * all elements
  • div all div tags
  • div,p all divs and paragraphs
  • div p paragraphs inside divs
  • div > p all p tags, one level deep in div
  • div + p p tags immediately after div
  • div ~ p p tags preceded by div
  • .classname all elements with class
  • #idname element with ID
  • div.classname divs with certain classname
  • div#idname div with certain ID
  • #idname * all elements inside #idname

Attribute Selectors​

  • a[target] a tags with the target attribute.
  • a[target="_blank"] a tags where the target attribute equals _blank
  • [title~="chair"] title element containing a word
  • [class^="chair"] class starts with chair
  • [class|="chair"] class starts with the chair word
  • [class*="chair"] class contains chair
  • [class$="chair"] class ends with chair
  • [class%="\bchair\b"] class matches the regex \bchair\b

Pseudo Selectors/Functions​

  • div:empty element with no children
  • p:emptybreaking empty element with only spaces, but not non-breaking spaces.
  • p:first-of-type first of some type
  • p:last-of-type last of some type
  • :not(span) element that's not a span
  • p:first-child first child of its parent
  • p:last-child last child of its parent
  • p:nth-child(2) second child of its parent
  • p:nth-child(3n+1) nth-child (an + b) formula
  • p:nth-last-child(2) second child from behind
  • p:nth-of-type(2) second p of its parent
  • p:nth-last-of-type(2) ...from behind
  • p:only-of-type unique of its parent
  • p:only-child only child of its parent
  • p:has(br) element that contains another element
  • p:contains(text) element that contains text
  • p:regex('regex') element that matches the regex (case sensitive) 'regex'.
  • p:iregex('regex') element that matches the regex (case insensitive) 'regex'.