CSS [attribute|=value] Selector
Example
Select and style elements, where the lang attribute's value starts with "en":
[lang|=en]
{
background-color: yellow;
}
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Definition and Usage
The [attribute|=value] selector is used to select elements with the specified attribute starting with the specified value.
Note: The value has to be a whole word, either alone, like lang="en", or followed by a hyphen( - ), like lang="en-us".
| Version: | CSS2 |
|---|
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specifies the first browser version that fully supports the selector.
| Selector | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [attribute|=value] | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 9.6 |
Note: For [attribute|=value] to work in IE8 and earlier, a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.
CSS Syntax
More Examples
Example
Select and style elements, where the class attribute's value starts with "top":
[class|=top]
{
background-color: yellow;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Attribute Selectors
