I am using the following CSS to modify the color of highlighted text: *::selection

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Asked: June 8, 20262026-06-08T17:33:53+00:00 2026-06-08T17:33:53+00:00

I am using the following CSS to modify the color of highlighted text:

*::selection {
    background: #000;
    color: #fff;
}
*::-moz-selection {
    background: #000;
    color: #fff;
}

In Chrome when you highlight an unordered list the bullets have the default colors
example

Example: here

Is this a bug or can you use CSS to fix this?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-08T17:33:55+00:00

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It doesn’t look like ::selection is going to make it into the spec, so it makes sense that not a lot of attention was paid to this behaviour.

7.3. Blank

This section intentionally left blank. (This section previously
defined a ::selection pseudo-element.)

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