:default CSS pseudo-class
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since January 2020.
The :default CSS pseudo-class selects form elements that are the default in a group of related elements.
Try it
label {
display: block;
margin-top: 0.5em;
}
fieldset {
margin-top: 0.5em;
}
input:default {
border: none;
outline: 2px solid deeppink;
}
<label for="name">Name (required):</label>
<input id="name" name="name" type="text" required />
<label for="birth">Date of birth:</label>
<input id="birth" name="birth" type="date" />
<label for="origin">How did you find out about us? (required)</label>
<select id="origin" name="origin" required>
<option value="">Choose an option</option>
<option value="google">Google</option>
<option value="facebook">Facebook</option>
<option value="advertisement">Advertisement</option>
</select>
<fieldset>
<legend>Preferred contact method:</legend>
<label>
<input name="contact" type="radio" value="email" checked /> Email
</label>
<label><input name="contact" type="radio" value="phone" /> Phone</label>
</fieldset>
<label>
<input name="newsletter" type="checkbox" checked /> I want to subscribe to a
personalized newsletter.
</label>
<label>
<input name="privacy" type="checkbox" required /> I have read and I agree to
the Privacy Policy (required).
</label>
What this selector matches is defined in HTML Standard §4.16.3 Pseudo-classes — it may match the <button>, <input type="checkbox">, <input type="radio">, and <option> elements:
- A default option element is the first one with the
selectedattribute, or the first enabled option in DOM order.multiple<select>s can have more than oneselectedoption, so all will match:default. <input type="checkbox">and<input type="radio">match if they have thecheckedattribute.<button>matches if it is a<form>'s default submission button: the first<button>in DOM order that belongs to the form. This also applies to<input>types that submit forms, likeimageorsubmit.
Syntax
css
:default {
/* ... */
}
Examples
>HTML
html
<fieldset>
<legend>Favorite season</legend>
<input type="radio" name="season" id="spring" value="spring" />
<label for="spring">Spring</label>
<input type="radio" name="season" id="summer" value="summer" checked />
<label for="summer">Summer</label>
<input type="radio" name="season" id="fall" value="fall" />
<label for="fall">Fall</label>
<input type="radio" name="season" id="winter" value="winter" />
<label for="winter">Winter</label>
</fieldset>
CSS
css
input:default {
box-shadow: 0 0 2px 1px coral;
}
input:default + label {
color: coral;
}
Result
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML> # selector-default> |
| Selectors Level 4> # default-pseudo> |
Browser compatibility
See also
- Web forms — Working with user data
- Styling web forms
- Related HTML elements:
<button>,<input type="checkbox">,<input type="radio">, and<option>