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    CSS :not – negation pseudo-class

    on Apr 9, 2016

    Css negation pseudo-class, :not(X) can be used on any simple selector. It will match element which are not selected by selector X.

    Example – css :not

    Set background color of div which does not have class “box”.

    <style type="text/css" media="screen">
    div:not(.box) {
      background-color:lightblue;
    }
    </style>
    
    <div class="box">div1</div>
    <div>div2</div>
    refresh done
    try it online

    Specification

    • W3C CSS 3 :not pseudo class specification

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