NEGATED :contains() pseudo-classDaniel GlazmanIan HicksonCSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next Nondeterministic matching of descendant and child combinators Previous :contains() pseudo-class Test # 101 of 246 of the static tests category Testing NEGATED :contains() pseudo-class ID 85 Date 12-november-2001 Revision 1.1
This paragraph should have a green background.
All this list, including bullets
and all text, should be green.
div.stub *:not(:contains("red")) { background-color: lime; }
.red { background-color: red; }
<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="stub">
<p class="red">This paragraph should have a green background.</p>
<ul class="red">
<li>All this list, including bullets</li>
<li>and all text, should be green.</li>
</ul>
</div>