:contains() pseudo-classDaniel GlazmanIan HicksonCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next :contains() pseudo-class Previous Negation pseudo-class cannot be an argument of itself Test # 99 of 256 of the static tests category Testing :contains() pseudo-class ID 84 Date 12-november-2001 Revision 1.1
There is no disagreement over the fact that this paragraph should have a green background.
This list, including its bullets and all the text, should have a
green background throughout as well.
div.stub *:contains("agree") { background-color : lime }
.red { background-color : red }
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="stub">
<p class="red">There is no disagreement over the fact that this paragraph should have a green background.</p>
<ul class="red">
<li>This list, including its bullets and all the text, should have a</li><li>green background throughout as well.</li>
</ul>
</div>