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Asked: June 12, 20262026-06-12T16:31:44+00:00 2026-06-12T16:31:44+00:00

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What does “>” mean in CSS rules?

I have seen this in some CSS

body > .navid

What I want to know is, what does the “>” sign do in this CSS piece of code?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-12T16:31:45+00:00

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it’s a selector for children (not just any descendent).

The selector body > .navid would select the .navid div using the following:

<body>
    <div class="navid"></div>
</body>

But it would not select the .navid div below because it’s a grandchild

<body>
    <div>
        <div class="navid"></div>
    </div>
</body>

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