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| What's the difference between :root and html in CSS? | :root vs html | story |
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chalarangelo | tree-roots | The CSS selectors used to target the root element of an HTML share some similarities, but they also have some differences. | 2022-05-22T05:00:00-04:00 |
CSS has two ways to target the root element of an HTML document - the :root pseudo-class and the html selector. While these are very similar to each other, they have a couple of differences you should know.
Selector specificity
The :root selector has a higher specificity than the html selector. This is because :root is a pseudo-class selector, while html is a type selector.
:root {
background-color: red;
}
html {
background-color: blue;
}
/* The HTML document's root element will have a red background-color. */
Targeting the root element
CSS can be used to style other types of documents, apart from HTML. This is where the :root element comes in to play, allowing you to style the root element of a document. This can be especially important when styling SVG documents, where the html selector will not work.