How To Select Elements With Class Name test in CSS

In CSS, selecting the right elements is the foundation of applying effective styles. If you want to target HTML elements that have a specific class — such as test — you need to use the dot (.) notation in your CSS.

In this blog, you’ll learn how to select elements with the class name test, view syntax examples, and understand how class selectors work.

Table of Contents

🎯 CSS Class Selector: The Basics

To select elements with a particular class name in CSS, use a dot (.) followed by the class name.

✅ Syntax:

.test {
  /* Your styles here */
}

This rule targets all HTML elements that have the class test.

🧾 Example: Applying Styles to Class `test`

🔤 HTML:

<div class="test">This is a test div.</div>
<p class="test">This is a test paragraph.</p>

🎨 CSS:

.test {
  color: blue;
  font-weight: bold;
}

💡 Result:

Both the <div> and <p> with class test will display bold blue text.

🎯 Select Specific Elements with Class `test`

You can also combine tag names with class selectors for more precise targeting.

Example:

p.test {
  font-style: italic;
}

This will only style <p> elements that have the class test, and not other elements with that class.

🧠 Tips for Using Class Selectors

Class names are case-sensitive: .Test is different from .test
You can apply multiple classes to an element: <div class="test highlight">Hello</div>
You can chain class selectors for specificity: .container .test { padding: 20px; }

⚠️ Common Mistake to Avoid

Don’t use a # when selecting a class.
The # symbol is for IDs, not classes.

#test { /* This targets an element with ID "test", not class */ }

Use . for class selectors.

📌 Conclusion

To select elements with the class name test in CSS, use the class selector syntax:

.test {
  /* your styles */
}

It’s one of the most powerful and commonly used tools in CSS for applying styles to multiple elements with shared behavior or appearance.