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Is it possible to make these CSS attribute selectors case-sensitive?

I've got this bit of HTML, adapted from an example on w3schools.com:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>List Test</title>
<style type="text/css">

ol[type="a"] li
{
   color: red;
}

ol[type="A"] li
{
   color: green;
}

</style>
</head>
<body>

<ol type="a">
  <li>Coffee</li>
  <li>Tea</li>
  <li>Milk</li>
</ol>

<ol type="A">
  <li>Coffee</li>
  <li>Tea</li>
  <li>Milk</li>
</ol>
 
</body>
</html>

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Firefox and Chrome render both lists in green, because the type attribute is not case-sensitive in CSS attribute selectors. Is there a way around this, short of adding class names to all my ol elements?

(I ask because we have a less-specific rule on li elements on list-style-type and I'm trying to restore the expected behavior. The obvious solution is to make that less-specific rule more specific, but I'd like to avoid the ton of regression testing that would require.)

Gary

CSS is completely case insensitive so the only way around it is to use a unique identifier.

CPColin

ASKER

When it comes to ID's, class names, and attributes that refer to ID's, CSS is definitely case-sensitive. I was hoping that a style rule that referred to an attribute that is case-sensitive in HTML5 would join those other case-sensitive parts and be case-sensitive itself.

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Paul MacDonald

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CPColin

ASKER

Using JavaScript for this feels like an unnecessary layer of complexity when the browsers' default behavior should be sufficient. It sounds like the only real solution is to make our rule on li elements more specific.

Gary

But we are not talking about ID and CLASS, your question is about TYPE and it is not case sensitive.
TYPE isn't a default CSS selector like ID and CLASS
Why not just add a class to the elements?

CPColin

ASKER

You said, "CSS is completely case insensitive." I was merely correcting that statement and clarifying my question.

CPColin

ASKER

My question was "Is there a way to make this case-sensitive?" and the only answer is, "Use JavaScript."

I'm going to keep looking, but that's the correct answer, based on how I phrased my question. Thanks!