# Resolved: CSS Class Prefix Selector

DevFeed: [Resolved: CSS Class Prefix Selector](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/resolved-css-class-prefix-selector-4263.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://css-tricks.com/resolved-css-class-prefix-selector/>)

Author: Geoff Graham

Published: 2026-08-21T15:13:03Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [CSS-Tricks](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/css-tricks.md>)

Topics: [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>), [modern web development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/modern-web-development.md>)

Tags: [chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chrome.md>), [css](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/css.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [links](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/links.md>), [selectors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/selectors.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses a resolved CSS proposal for wildcard class-prefix selectors such as `.prefix-*`. It considers readability, performance, compatibility, specificity, and the wait for browser support.

## Source excerpt

A newly resolved proposal would allow us to select classes that are a prefix for variations with a wildcard, like .prefix-*. Resolved: CSS Class Prefix Selector originally handwritten and published with love on CSS-Tricks. You should really get the newsletter as well.