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Asked: June 2, 20262026-06-02T16:26:09+00:00 2026-06-02T16:26:09+00:00

With CSS3 is it possible to target a previous element? So if i had

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With CSS3 is it possible to target a previous element?

So if i had this mark up:

<p>Target Me </p>
<p id="second">Second</p>

Something like this would make the text ‘Target Me’ bold:

#id -previous {
   font-weight: bold;
}
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    2026-06-02T16:26:11+00:00Added an answer on June 2, 2026 at 4:26 pm

    One solution is to do it with jQuery. It would look something like

    $("#second").prev().css('font-weight', 'bold');
    
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