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The universal selector is possibly one of the most powerful and least used of all the selectors. The universal selector acts like a wild card, matching all the available elements. Like wild cards in other languages, the universal selector is denoted by an asterisk. The universal selector is often used to style every element on a page. For instance, you can remove the default browser padding and margin on every element using the following rule:

When combined with other selectors, the universal selector can be used to style all the descendants of a particular element or skip a level of descendants. You will see how this can be put to practical effect a little later in this chapter.