What does * css selector do?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15607873/what-does-css-selector-do/

by Nate Balcom

HTML

<div>
 <div>
  <div>
   <div>
    <div>
     <div>
     </div>
    </div>
   </div>
  </div>
 </div>
</div>

CSS

* { outline: 2px dotted red; }
* * { outline: 2px dotted green; }
* * * { outline: 2px dotted orange; }
* * * * { outline: 2px dotted blue; }
* * * * * { outline: 1px solid red; }
* * * * * * { outline: 1px solid green; }
* * * * * * * { outline: 1px solid orange; }
* * * * * * * * { outline: 1px solid blue; }









body,div {padding:10px;}