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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics Attribute Selectors

Reagen Rahardjo
Reagen Rahardjo
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Posted by Reagen Rahardjo
Reagen Rahardjo
3,770 Points

How to target attribute in one specific class?

in the video, we learnt about how to target attribute, but how to target attribute in specific class?

ex. How to target input type="text" in class="form-contact" or ID

Thank You

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

In order to specifically target this element:

<input type="text" class="form-contact"/>

You could write something like this in CSS:

input[type="text"].form-contact{
    /* These styles would apply to the input above */
}

You can read all about CSS selectors in the W3Schools CSS Selector Reference