--- title: CSS Selector Types – How to Select Elements to Style in CSS description: The Universal Selector, asterisk (*, allows you to select ALL elements of any type for styling. You can target an element based on the class you have specified... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/css-selector-types-how-to-select-elements-to-style-in-css-qfqm-esmi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: CSS Selector Types – How to Select Elements to Style in CSS | daily.dev og:description: The Universal Selector, asterisk (*, allows you to select ALL elements of any type for styling. 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