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Esteban Herrera
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3282
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Summary

CSS Level 4 selectors, currently in draft status, introduce more advanced selection rules, enabling developers to efficiently target specific elements based on various criteria such as logical combinations, attributes, and user actions. These selectors include the logical combinations like :not() and :is(), which allow for the exclusion or inclusion of elements meeting certain conditions. Attribute selectors provide case-sensitive and case-insensitive options, while linguistic pseudo-classes focus on language-related settings. Location pseudo-classes cater to hyperlink selections, and user action pseudo-classes respond to user interactions like focus. Input pseudo-classes target form elements based on their mutability, placeholder visibility, and validity. Tree-structural pseudo-classes allow selection based on the element's position within the document tree, enhanced by the introduction of clauses like :nth-child(n [of selector]?). Grid-structural selectors aim to work with table columns, although many are not yet supported by browsers. The new selectors emphasize flexibility and precision in styling, although some, like :where() and :has(), are not yet widely supported. As CSS evolves, these selectors promise to improve the efficiency and specificity of web styling, allowing for more nuanced and sophisticated design implementations.