--- title: "CSS '>' selector; what is it?" description: "CSS '>' selector; what is it?" author: "Anonymous User" published: 2013-04-16 updated: 2013-04-16 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/763/css-selector-what-is-it category: "css-css3" tags: ["css-css3"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # CSS '>' selector; what is it? Hi Everyone!\ I have seen many time in [css](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/514/background-gradient-ie7-css-problem) [file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/59/encrypting-and-decrypting-files-using-c-sharp) greater than sign ">", but not understand why used it.Please provide any suitable demo.\ Please help me!\ Thanks in [advance](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/33258/jee-mains-and-jee-advance-exams)! ## Replies ### Reply by AVADHESH PATEL Hi Ankita!\ Greater than sign used for apply css on element\ **Syntax:**\ element > element**\****Example** div > pApply on all

elements where the parent is a

element\ **Syntax**\ class > element\ **Example**\ .a > div\ Apply on all
elements where the parent is a
with a class \ **For example**\ ```            
       
           
               

Greater Than sign (>) CSS Selector demo

           
           
           
               

Greater Than sign (>) CSS Selector demo

           
       
   
``` \ From the above example, you can see "bg" class apply on "green","blue" div not on "red", and which

element inside on div that are selected.\ --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/763/css-selector-what-is-it Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.