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The required selector is used to select the required element with the required attribute and set the CSS property. Required attributes of Form elements are defined as required. 

Note: This selector is used with form elements, eg. <input>, <select>, and <textarea>. 

Syntax:

:required {
    // CSS Property
} 

Example: In this example we are using CSS required selector.

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>:required Selector</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
 
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
 
        input:required {
            background-color: green;
            color: white;
        }
 
        form div {
            padding: 10px;
        }
 
        label {
            display: block;
            font-size: 18px;
        }
 
        input {
            border: 1px solid black;
            padding: 9px;
            font-size: 18px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>:required selector</h2>
    <form>
        <div>
            <label for="name">Name</label>
            <input type="text" name="name" id="name" />
        </div>
        <div>
            <label for="email">Email</label>
            <input type="email" name="email" id="email" required />
        </div>
        <div>
            <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
        </div>
    </form>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

 required 

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by :required Selector are listed below:

  • Apple Safari 5.0
  • Google Chrome 10.0
  • Edge 12.0
  • Firefox 4.0
  • Opera 10.0

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Last Updated : 05 Jul, 2023
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