Essentially, the CSS Selector combines an element selector and a selector value that can identify particular elements on a web page. Like XPath, CSS selector can be used to locate web elements without ID, class, or Name.

What is CSS selector used for?

In CSS, selectors are used to target the HTML elements on our web pages that we want to style. There are a wide variety of CSS selectors available, allowing for fine-grained precision when selecting elements to style.

Should I use XPath or CSS selector?

CSS selectors tend to perform better, faster, and more reliably than XPath in most browsers. They are much shorter and easier to read and understand. However, there are some situations where you need to use XPath instead of CSS, like when searching for a parent element or searching for an element by its text.