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    Summary

    The :scope CSS pseudo-class matches the elements that are a reference point for selectors to match against. In HTML, a new reference point can be defined using the scoped attribute of the <style>. If no such attribute is used on an HTML page, the reference point is the <html> element.

    Syntax

    :scope { style properties }

    Example

    <article>
  The element selected by :scope has a lime background if your browser supports scoped stylesheet.
  <section> 
    <p>Outside scope.</p>
  </section>
  <section>
    <style scoped>
      :scope { background-color: lime; }
    </style>
    <p>Inside scope.</p>
  </section>
  <section> 
    <p>Outside scope.</p>
  </section>
</article>

    Live result

    Specifications

    Specification Status Comment
    Selectors Level 4
    The definition of ':scope' in that specification.    		 Working Draft Initial definition

    Browser compatibility

    Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
    Basic support 20[1] 21 Not supported 15[1] 7.0[3]
    In .querySelector/.querySelectorAll (Yes) 32 Not supported 15[1] 7.0
    Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
    Basic support ? 25[2] Not supported Not supported 7.0
    In .querySelector/.querySelectorAll ? 32 Not supported Not supported 7.0

    [1] Supported in Chrome 20+ by enabling the "Enable <style scoped>" or "Enable experimental Web Platform features" flag in chrome://flags.

    [2] Gecko 20 and later implement :scope pseudo-classes, but the preference layout.css.scope-pseudo.enabled must be set to true. This is only the case by default in Nightly and Aurora test versions and since Firefox 32.

    [3] Although Safari 7 registers a match of the pseudo-class, and therefore applies the CSS rule, it does not yet support style scoping itself, with the consequence that the applied CSS rule floods beyond the intended portion of the document.

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