NEGATED :contains() pseudo-classDaniel GlazmanIan HicksonCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next Nondeterministic matching of descendant and child combinators Previous :contains() pseudo-class Test # 108 of 273 of the static tests category Testing NEGATED :contains() pseudo-class ID 85 Date 2005-09-29 Revision 1.2
This paragraph should have a green background.
All the text in this list should have a
green background throughout as well.
div.stub *:not(:contains("red")) { background-color: lime; }
.red { background-color: red; }
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="stub">
<p class="red">This paragraph should have a green background.</p>
<ul class="red">
<li>All the text in this list should have a</li>
<li>green background throughout as well.</li>
</ul>
</div>