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CSS Live Demo: ::selection

Type your CSS here: (any properties allowed except expression, behavior and @import) *:selection { background:#ffc; }

Type your HTML here: (any tags allowed except script, iframe, frame, object, img and embed) <p>Select some of this text to see a highlighting effect ... if it's supported by your browser ... which it probably isn't.</p>

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