--- title: "css greater than sign" description: "Greater than sign used for apply CSS on HTML element in optimized way." author: "AVADHESH PATEL" published: 2013-04-25 updated: 2019-09-07 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1267/css-greater-than-sign category: "css-css3" tags: ["css-css3"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # css greater than sign Greater than sign used for [apply](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13148/discover-to-apply-make-up-like-a-professional-supermodel) CSS on HTML element in optimized way. ##### With element ##### Syntax: ``` element > element ``` ##### Example ``` div > p ``` Apply on all

[elements](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/1440/wpf-button-with-multiple-text-elements) where the parent is a

element. ##### With class ##### Syntax ``` class > element ``` ##### Example ``` .a  >  div ``` Apply on all
elements where the parent is a
with a [class](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/165/generic-class-in-c-sharp) (.a). ##### With id ##### Syntax ``` id > element ``` ##### Example ``` #a  >  div ``` Apply on all
elements where the parent is a
with an id (#a). ##### For example ```             
        
            
                

Greater Than sign (>) CSS Selector demo

            
            
            
                

Greater Than sign (>) CSS Selector demo

            
        
    
``` Note: If you do not include or change “[doctype](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23388/what-is-the-importance-of-the-html-doctype)” than it not supported by lower [version](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12845/things-to-remember-while-migrating-odoo-to-a-better-version) of IE (IE 8, IE 7 and IE 6).\ ##### See Figure: ![css greater than sign](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/d0e73514-fecf-45f8-b466-755c69286e51/images/ba5c5305-2970-4387-ab8d-3bf106011dba.png) From the above figure, you can see "bg" class applyed on "idgreen","idblue" div not on "idred" div, and which

element inside on div on that CSS are applied. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1267/css-greater-than-sign Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.