Ancestor selectors are CSS selectors that allow you to target an element based on its relationship to another ancestor element.
For example, the selector div > h1
would target any h1
element that is a child of a div
element.
The advantage of using ancestor selectors is that they can be used to create more specific selector chains.
For example, the selector div > h1 > p
would target any p
element that is a grandchild of both a div
and an h1
element. This can be useful for styling complex document structures without having to use a lot of nested classes or IDs.