element ~ element

The element1~element2 selector matches occurrences of element2 that are preceded by element1. Both elements must share the same parent, but element2 doesn't have to be directly after element1.

EXAMPLE

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>General Sibling Selector (element ~ element)</title>
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <style>
        * {
            box-sizing: border-box;
            font-family: "Segoe UI", system-ui, sans-serif;
        }
        
        body {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 30px;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .blog {
            padding: 25px;
            border-radius: 12px;
            box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 20px auto;
        }
        
        .blog h2 {
            border-bottom: 1px solid orange;
        }

        /* Style for specially marked paragraphs */
        .highlighted {
            padding: 10px;
            border-radius: 4px;
            margin: 10px 0;
        }

        /* All paragraphs after a highlighted paragraph */
        .highlighted ~ p {
            padding-left: 15px;
            border-left: 3px solid #FFB74D;
            border-right: 3px solid #FFB74D;
            margin: 15px 0;
        }

        /* All lists after a highlighted paragraph */
        .highlighted ~ ul {
            background-color: orange;
            padding: 15px 15px 15px 35px;
            border-radius: 4px;
            margin: 15px 0;
        }

        /* All headings after a highlighted paragraph */
        .highlighted ~ h3 {
            color: #F57C00;
            margin-top: 25px;
        }

        .note {
            background-color: green;
            padding: 15px;
            border-radius: 6px;
            margin-top: 20px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="blog">
        <h2>Travel Blog</h2>
        
        <h3>Travel Introduction</h3>
        <p>The beginning of our journey was full of expectations.</p>

        <p class="highlighted">Day 1: Arrival in Barcelona</p>
        
        <p>In the morning, we landed at El Prat airport.</p>
        <p>First, we headed to our hotel in the city center.</p>

        <h3>Exploring the City</h3>
        <ul>
            <li>Sagrada Familia</li>
            <li>Park Güell</li>
            <li>La Rambla</li>
        </ul>

        <p>We finished the evening with tapas at a local restaurant.</p>

        <div class="note">
            <p>This example demonstrates the use of general sibling selector (~).</p>
            <p>All elements following the element with class .highlighted are specially styled.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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