| Version |
|---|
| CSS3 |
| IE8 | FF3.5 | SA3.1+ | OP9.5+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | None | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
This CSS3 pseudo-element
represents a part of the document that’s been highlighted by the user,
including text in editable text fields. Only a small subset of CSS
properties can be used in rules that apply to this pseudo-element; user
agents must allow the background and
color properties to be used, and can optionally allow
the use of the cursor and outline
properties.
Example
A selector like
textarea::selection will match any
user-selected text within a textarea
element.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Partial | Partial | Full | Full | None | Full | Full | Full |
Safari versions up to
and including 3 don’t support this pseudo-element in the case of
input and textarea
elements.
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