::selection pseudo-elementDaniel GlazmanCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next NEGATED :hover pseudo-class Previous :target pseudo-class Test # 5 of 9 of the interactive tests category Testing ::selection pseudo-element ID 40 Date 11-july-2001 Revision 1.0
Any textual selection in this long paragraph should have green background. Any textual selection in this long paragraph should have green background. Any textual selection in this long paragraph should have green background.
p::selection { font-size : xx-large ; background-color : lime }
<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Any textual selection in this long paragraph should have green background. Any textual selection in this long paragraph should have green background. Any textual selection in this long paragraph should have green background.</p>