CSS selectors
Universal Selector
CSS universal selectors select any type of elements in an HTML page. It matches a single element. An asterisk ( i.e. "*" ) is used to denote a CSS universal selector. An asterisk can also be followed by a selector. This is useful when you want to set a style for of all the elements of an HTML page or for all of the elements within an element of an HTML page.
syntax:
* { CSS-Property: value; ........................ }
Simple Example of CSS universal selectors
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