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CSS

Posted by Gavin Johnston
Gavin Johnston
9,107 Points

How to apply styles to a previous CSS sibling?

The below code would turn box-2 red when box-1 is activated. Because box-2 follows box-1 in html. So how would I turn box-1 red when box-2 is activated given that the sibling combinator only works on and siblings that come next?

.box-1:active ~ .box-2 {
  background-color: red;
}

Thanks!

1 Answer

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Gavin!

This thread seems to address your issue:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1817792/is-there-a-previous-sibling-selector

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

Gavin Johnston
Gavin Johnston
9,107 Points

Thanks Peter!