How do I style a specific DOM path without an ID? - css

Question

I'd like to change the color of the text of the "Remember me" checkbox in the following navbar.
I'm currently using an id in the css:
#rememberme {
color: #fff;
}
But I'd like to, instead, specify the DOM path, but without changing other inline checkboxes color, so only this one.
How would I go about specifying this without an id, simply by the DOM path?
<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
<div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
<span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#"><img src="img/logo.png" height=30 width=41></a>
</div>
<div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li class="active"><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"
aria-hidden="true"></span> Home</a></li>
<li><a href="aboutus.html"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"
aria-hidden="true"></span> About</a></li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown"
role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-list-alt" aria-hidden="true"></span>
Menu <span class="caret"></span></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li>Appetizers</li>
<li>Main Courses</li>
<li>Desserts</li>
<li>Drinks</li>
<li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Specials</li>
<li>Lunch Buffet</li>
<li>Weekend Brunch</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i> Contact</li>
</ul>
<form class="navbar-form navbar-right" role="search">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password">
</div>
<label class="checkbox-inline">
<input type="checkbox" name="approve" value="">
<p id="rememberme">Remember me</p>
</label>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</nav>

Answer 1

Since you have a unique input, you can do like this, using the attribute selector [attribute="value"] and the next-sibling selector +, which will, in this case, target a p which is a direct sibling of an input having an attribute name with a value of approve, which is a child of an element having the class navbar-form
.navbar-form input[name="approve"] + p {
color: red;
}
Sample snippet
.navbar-form input[name="approve"] + p {
color: red;
}
<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
<div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
<span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
<img src="img/logo.png" height=30 width=41>
</a>
</div>
<div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li class="active"><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"
aria-hidden="true"></span> Home</a>
</li>
<li><a href="aboutus.html"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"
aria-hidden="true"></span> About</a>
</li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-list-alt" aria-hidden="true"></span> Menu <span class="caret"></span>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li>Appetizers
</li>
<li>Main Courses
</li>
<li>Desserts
</li>
<li>Drinks
</li>
<li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Specials</li>
<li>Lunch Buffet
</li>
<li>Weekend Brunch
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i> Contact
</li>
</ul>
<form class="navbar-form navbar-right" role="search">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password">
</div>
<label class="checkbox-inline">
<input type="checkbox" name="approve" value="">
<p id="rememberme">Remember me</p>
</label>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</nav>
If you change your markup, the above could easily break, so giving the targeted element a class would be much better
p.rememberme {
color: red;
}
Sample snippet
p.rememberme {
color: red;
}
<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation">
<div class="container">
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="navbar">
<span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
<a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
<img src="img/logo.png" height=30 width=41>
</a>
</div>
<div id="navbar" class="navbar-collapse collapse">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li class="active"><a href="#"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-home"
aria-hidden="true"></span> Home</a>
</li>
<li><a href="aboutus.html"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign"
aria-hidden="true"></span> About</a>
</li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">
<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-list-alt" aria-hidden="true"></span> Menu <span class="caret"></span>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li>Appetizers
</li>
<li>Main Courses
</li>
<li>Desserts
</li>
<li>Drinks
</li>
<li role="separator" class="divider"></li>
<li class="dropdown-header">Specials</li>
<li>Lunch Buffet
</li>
<li>Weekend Brunch
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><i class="fa fa-envelope-o"></i> Contact
</li>
</ul>
<form class="navbar-form navbar-right" role="search">
<div class="form-group">
<input type="email" class="form-control" placeholder="Email">
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<input type="password" class="form-control" placeholder="Password">
</div>
<label class="checkbox-inline">
<input type="checkbox" name="approve" value="">
<p class="rememberme">Remember me</p>
</label>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-default">Submit</button>
</form>
</div>
</div>
</nav>

Answer 2

It should work with this combined selector:
form label:last-of-type p { color: #fff; }