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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>CSS Descendant vs Child Example</title>
  <style>
    .box {
      border: 1px solid #cbd5e1;
      border-radius: 8px;
      padding: 1rem;
      margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
    }

    /* All nested paragraphs */
    .descendant p {
      color: #dc2626;
      font-weight: 600;
    }

    /* Direct children only */
    .child-only > p {
      color: #2563eb;
      font-weight: 600;
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Descendant vs Child</h1>

  <div class="box descendant">
    <h2>Using space (descendant)</h2>
    <p>Direct paragraph — red.</p>
    <div>
      <p>Nested paragraph — also red.</p>
    </div>
  </div>

  <div class="box child-only">
    <h2>Using &gt; (child)</h2>
    <p>Direct paragraph — blue.</p>
    <div>
      <p>Nested paragraph — not blue.</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

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CSS Descendant (space) vs Child (>) Selector