Is there a CSS selector for elements lacking an attribute?

Question

I understand that css rules can target elements specified by attribute values, e.g.:

input[type=\"text\"] {}

Can I make a rule that targets ele

Answer 1

For links you can simply use:

a { color: red; }
a:link { color: green; }

fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/ZHTXS/ no need for javascript.

For form attributes, use the not attribute pattern noted above input:not([type]) and if you need to support older versions of IE, I'd probably add a class and use an IE specific style sheet linked with conditional comments.