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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Arian Shokrollahi
Arian Shokrollahi
178 Points

Document Root

what is the html element that will serve as the document root?

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points 
<html>
</html>

2 Answers

. Ali
. Ali
9,799 Points
. Ali
. Ali
9,799 Points

html itself is the root element

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

> In an HTML document, the :root selector will match the <html> element

source: http://reference.sitepoint.com/css/pseudoclass-root

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

The universal selector is not the same thing as a root element.

Adam East
Adam East
2,424 Points

James is correct the universal selector is used to set a rule for ALL elements. There is nothing that is above <html> in an html document.