Julian Tulip's Licorice wrote:

> I am wondering if anyone knows what the asterisks in the following
> CSS do:

The asterisk is a universal selector - targeting any element.

> #mainNav, #secondaryContent { padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom:
> 20px; }

Targeting #mainNav and #secondaryContent.

> #mainNav *, #secondaryContent * { padding-left: 20px; padding-right:
> 20px; }

Targeting any element that's inside #mainNav and #secondaryContent.

> #mainNav * *, #secondaryContent * * { padding-left: 0; padding-right:
> 0; }

Targeting any element that's inside any element that's inside #mainNav
and #secondaryContent.

regards
        Georg
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http://www.gunlaug.no
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