CSS shadow parts

The CSS shadow parts module defines the ::part() pseudo-element that can be set on a shadow host. Using this pseudo-element, you can enable shadow hosts to expose the selected element in the shadow tree to the outside page for styling purposes.

By default, elements in a shadow tree can be styled only within their respective shadow roots. The CSS shadow parts module enables including a part attribute on <template> descendants that make up the custom element, exposing the shadow tree node to external styling via the ::part() pseudo-element.

Reference

Selectors

• ::part()

HTML attributes

• part
• exportparts

Definitions

• Shadow tree

Guides

• CSS pseudo-elements

  • : Alphabetical list of pseudo-elements defined by all the CSS specifications and WebVTT

• Web components

  • : Overview of the different APIs that enable creating reusable custom elements or web components.

Related concepts

• HTML <template> element
• HTML <slot> element
• part property
• shadowRoot property
• attachShadow() method
• ShadowRoot interface
• CSS scoping module
  • :host
  • :host()
  • :host-context()
  • ::slotted

Specifications

See also

• CSS pseudo elements module
• CSS selectors module
• Using shadow DOM
• Templates: Styling outside of the current scope on web.dev (2023)