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What is a CSS Universal Selector?

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com

The CSS universal selector applies to all elements in the document. It is represented by an asterisk (*).

Use the universal selector to define the font family for everything on the site:

* {
font-family : Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif ;
}

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