Select particular text in HTML element

Question

I have to select particular word in div tag.

HTML

  <div>This is my text</div>

Here i need a select the word my.

Is it possible to achieve with CSS alone?

Short answer: no. Longer answer: No, unless that text is enclosed in a specific element, like a `span`. — GolezTrol, Oct 21 '13 at 07:38
It cannot be done with CSS, it can be done with Jquery or simple vanila Javascript. — V31, Oct 21 '13 at 07:43
Are you trying to achieve text highlighting or something ? In that case you will gave to use javascript to search for the word and wrap it around a span and then give css to the span. — Mevin Babu, Oct 21 '13 at 07:50

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 21 '13 at 07:46

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HTML:

<div> This is <span id="myspan"> my </span> text </div>

CSS:

#myspan {
 ENTER CSS HERE 
}

there's no other chance (unless you change the span to any other tag)

answered Oct 21 '13 at 07:46

John Smith

I'm able to add any tag's there, i using this field for some other case. – Madheswaran M Oct 21 '13 at 07:57
okay that should work – John Smith Oct 21 '13 at 08:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '13 at 07:44

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No, you can't select inner text via css... You should use some javascript code or add a class to the specific text container.

Check jquery :contains selector, for example: http://api.jquery.com/contains-selector/

answered Oct 21 '13 at 07:44

ProGM

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