Mo Green

Thank you for the answer. That makes it clear for me now. :) 

Hello together,

I am learning CSS as a beginner and i dont understand, why the pseudoelement ::selection is classified as a pseudoelement and not as a pseudoclass. I learned that a pseudoelement is by definition something, that separates a certain part of an existing element and styles this part with special instructions. But the selection-pseudoelement does not do this. It does not have to relate to a specific element, but can relate to every content the browseruser marks with the cursor. The content does not even have to be signed with markup to be selected by the ::selection-pseudoelement. 

Can anybody explain to me, why ::selection is categorized as pseudoelement? In my understanding it would fit much more into a dynamic pseudo-class, because it reacts to a userinteraction=the marking with the cursor. 

Thank you for answers and best regards,

Mo