<html> <head> <title>Set style for direct child</title> <style type="text/css"> p > strong { text-decoration: underline; } </style> <body> <div> <p>Nothing happens to this part of the sentence because this <strong>strong</strong> isn't the direct child of div.</p> However, this <strong>strong</strong> is the child of div. Therefore, it receives the style dictated in the CSS rule. </div> <body>