CSS Selector "(A or B) and C"?

89    Asked by ManishNagar in Python , Asked on May 6, 2025

How can you target elements that match either condition A or B, while also matching condition C? This query explains the usage of multiple conditions within CSS selectors for more specific styling.

Answered by kyriemilan

The CSS selector expression "(A or B) and C" is not directly possible in standard CSS, as CSS doesn't support combining multiple conditions using logical operators like "or" or "and." However, you can achieve similar functionality by understanding how selectors work in CSS.

Here’s a breakdown of how you can approach this:

A or B: To target elements that match either condition A or condition B, you can use the , (comma) to combine selectors. For example:

A, B {
  /* CSS rules here */
}

 This means "apply these styles to elements that match A or B."

And C: To combine the condition where both A or B and C must be true, you can simply combine multiple selectors in the same rule. For example:

.A.C, .B.C {
  /* CSS rules here */
}

 This targets elements that have either class A or class B, and also have class C.

Example:

If you have the following HTML:

Element 1
Element 2
Element 3

The CSS:

.A.C, .B.C {
  background-color: yellow;
}

Result: Only the elements with both A and C or B and C will have a yellow background (Element 1 and Element 2).

Summary:

  • "A or B" is achieved by using the , to select multiple elements.
  • "And C" is achieved by chaining multiple selectors to require the presence of class C.
  •  CSS doesn’t directly support logical operators like "and" and "or," but with proper use of combinators and selectors, you can replicate this functionality.



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