Sel Optional
## CSS :optional Selector
The `:optional` selector selects form elements that are not required.
**Note:** The `:optional` selector matches form elements that do not have the `required` attribute.
### Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the selector.
| Selector | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Opera |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| :optional | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 10.0 |
### CSS Syntax
```css
:optional {
css declarations;
}
### Example
Select all `` elements that are not required:
```css
input:optional {
background-color: yellow;
}
[HTML DOM reference: :optional](#)
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