Following up from last week's video, I explore some advanced attribute selector techniques that let you target elements based on how their attributes start, end, or contain specific values. Near the end, I look at some use cases, like adding icons to external links and PDFs.

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⌚ Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Select exact matches
01:45 - Select any match
03:10 - Select prefixes
05:15 - Select based on any starting string of characters
06:35 - Select based on any ending string of characters
07:45 - A few practical use cases
09:25 - All occurances of a string
10:40 - Attribute selector performance

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Explores advanced CSS attribute selectors beyond basic usage, covering operators like tilde (~=), pipe (|=), caret (^=), dollar ($=), and asterisk (*=). Demonstrates practical applications including styling links based on file types (PDFs) and external URLs using prefix/suffix matching. Addresses common performance concerns, clarifying that modern browsers handle attribute selectors efficiently.

CSS Attribute Selectors