Overriding The Default Text Selection Color With CSS

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In this simple post, you will learn how to override the default text selection color with CSS.
Styling this pseudo-element is great for matching user-selected text to your site's color theme.
To have this effect or change use the ::selection selector to override the default text selection color provided by the browser.
Tutorial
/*For old Firefox*/ ::-moz-selection{ color:#fff; background:#00796b; } /*code for Firefox above*/ ::selection{ color:#fff; background:#00796b; }
Note::
The ::selection pseudo-element applies styles to the part of a document that has been highlighted by the user.
Tutorial Source Code.
Below is the code I wrote in the tutorial..feel free to copy and play around with it.
<h1>Change Text Selection Color</h1> <div class="container"> <div class="box"> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Repudiandae, dolorem?</p> </div> <div class="box" id="second"> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit. Omnis, ducimus!</p> </div> </div>
CSS styles
body{ margin:0; padding:0; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; } .container{ max-width: 80%; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,1fr); grid-gap:20px; } .box{ background-color: #eee; text-align: center; padding:10px; box-shadow: 2px 3px 4px gray; } ::-moz-selection{ color:#fff; background:#00796b; } #second ::selection{ color:#fff; background:#00796b; }
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