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selector list argument of :not()

CSS Levels 2 and 3 only allowed the :not pseudo-class to accept a single simple selector. For instance, :nota, :not.b, or :not[c] did not work. Level 4 introduces support for lists of selectors in :not. For example, :nota, .b, [c] can be written as :nota, .b and [c].

Last updated on : 2025-11-11

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 11

12 - 87

88 - 142

2 - 83

84 - 147

4 - 87

88 - 145

3.2 - 8

9.1 - 26.2

9.5 - 74

75 - 122

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Specifications

Selectors Level 4 # negation

Syntax

:not( <complex-selector-list> )where <complex-selector-list> = <complex-selector>#where <complex-selector> = <compound-selector> [ <combinator>? <compound-selector> ]*where <compound-selector> = [ <type-selector>? <subclass-selector>* [ <pseudo-element-selector> <pseudo-class-selector>* ]* ]!<combinator> = '>' | '+' | '~' | [ '||' ]where <type-selector> = <wq-name> | <ns-prefix>? '*'<subclass-selector> = <id-selector> | <class-selector> | <attribute-selector> | <pseudo-class-selector><pseudo-element-selector> = ':' <pseudo-class-selector><pseudo-class-selector> = ':' <ident-token> | ':' <function-token> <any-value> ')'where <wq-name> = <ns-prefix>? <ident-token><ns-prefix> = [ <ident-token> | '*' ]? | <id-selector> = <hash-token><class-selector> = '.' <ident-token><attribute-selector> = '[' <wq-name> ']' | '[' <wq-name> <attr-matcher> [ <string-token> | <ident-token> ] <attr-modifier>? ']'where <attr-matcher> = [ '~' | | | '^' | '$' | '*' ]? '='<attr-modifier> = i | s

Browser Compatibility

selector list argument of :not() on IE is not supported on any IE versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Edge is fully supported on 88-142, and not supported on 12-87 Edge versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Firefox is fully supported on 84-147, and not supported on 2-83 Firefox versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Chrome is fully supported on 88-145, and not supported on 4-87 Chrome versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Safari is fully supported on 9.1-26.2, and not supported on 3.2-8 Safari versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Opera is fully supported on 75-122, and not supported on 9.5-74 Opera versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 9.3-26.1, and not supported on 3.2-8 Safari on iOS versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Android Browser is fully supported on 97-142, and not supported on 2.3-4 Android Browser versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-80, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.

selector list argument of :not() on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 15-29, and not supported on 4-14 Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for selector list argument of :not()

selector list argument of :not() on Chrome

selector list argument of :not() on Safari

selector list argument of :not() on Firefox

selector list argument of :not() on Internet Explorer

selector list argument of :not() on Opera

selector list argument of :not() on Edge

References

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Overall Browser Compatibility Score

Note:selector list argument of :not() shows a browser compatibility score of 92. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.

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