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Start your free trialArian Shokrollahi
178 PointsDocument Root
what is the html element that will serve as the document root?
2 Answers
. Ali
9,799 Pointshtml itself is the root element
James Barnett
39,199 Points>
In an HTML document, the :root
selector will match the <html>
element
Justin Wiswell
9,471 Points/removed
James Barnett
39,199 PointsThe universal
selector is not the same thing as a root element.
Adam East
2,424 PointsJames is correct the universal selector is used to set a rule for ALL elements. There is nothing that is above <html> in an html document.
Jeff Busch
19,287 PointsJeff Busch
19,287 Points