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 -- http://www.gunlaug.no ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ List policies -- http://css-discuss.org/policies.html Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/