# Attribute selectors and html5 data-type

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attribute-selectors-and-html5-data-type/331195
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [June 10, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attribute-selectors-and-html5-data-type/331195 "2013-06-10T12:21:22Z")
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### Author: ![Marscovista](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@Marscovista](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Marscovista)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/attribute-selectors-and-html5-data-type/331195/1 "2013-06-10T12:21:22Z")

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Can I use an attribute selector in conjunction with an html5 data-type?  
e.g :

CSS : H1[data-type=“red”]{color : red}

code :\<h1 data-type=“red”\>content\</h1\>

This works, and validates, but is it semantic?

Any thoughts?

Thanks!