What does the symbol ">" stand for

Question

I am aware of css id and class but I have never seen this

.forumbg-table > .inner { margin: 0 -1px; }

Could you please let me know what does it stands for?

Which part of it is unclear? There's several things here. Do you mean the `>`? — Pekka, Jan 18 '14 at 14:47
If you mean `A > B`, this is the [child selector](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Child_selectors). — Hashem Qolami, Jan 18 '14 at 14:48
`Another type of css`....where is that in your question fella.....!!???? — NoobEditor, Jan 18 '14 at 14:48

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 18 '14 at 14:48

1

Selects all inner class elements where the parent is a .forumbg-table class element

answered Jan 18 '14 at 14:48

laaposto

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '14 at 14:51

This is the direct descendant selector. It selects immediate children of the first selector.

Here is the syntax:

parentSelector > immediateChildSelector
{
  //Properties here
}

ex.

<div id="parentDiv">
    <label class='lbl1'>Label</label>
 </div>

<label class='lbl1'>Label 2</label>

#parentDiv > .lbl1
{
  color: blue;
}

In the example above the second label wont get the color of blue because it's not a direct child of the parentDiv element.

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