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Clarify that the universal selector does not match pseudo-elements #41958

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Expand Up @@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ The universal selector is a special [type selector](/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/Referenc
- `*|*` - matches all elements
- `|*` - matches all elements without any declared namespace

> [!NOTE]
> The universal selector (`*`) matches **elements only**.
> It does **not** match pseudo-elements by itself.
>
> Selectors like `*::before` work because the `*` matches all **elements**, and the pseudo-element selector (`::before`) applies to those elements. The universal selector does not directly select pseudo-elements.

## Syntax

```css
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