Select some text on this page:

This is a paragraph.
This is some text in a div element.

Note: ::selection is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.
Note: Firefox supports an alternative, the ::-moz-selection property.

<style>
::-moz-selection { /* Code for Firefox */
color: red;
background: blue;
}

::selection {
color:#fff ;
background: red;
}
</style>


<h1>Select some text on this page:</h1>

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
<div>This is some text in a div element.</div>

<p><strong>Note:</strong> ::selection is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and earlier versions.</p>
<p><strong>Note:</strong> Firefox supports an alternative, the ::-moz-selection property.</p>