Comparison of CSS Selectors and XPath

This article seeks to document the difference between CSS Selectors and XPath for web developers to be able to better choose the right tool for the right job.

XPath featureCSS equivalent
ancestor, parent or preceding-sibling axis:has() selector
attribute axisAttribute selectors
child axisChild combinator
descendant axisDescendant combinator
following-sibling axisSubsequent-sibling combinator or Next-sibling combinator
self axis:scope or :host selector