# parsel-js

> A tiny, permissive CSS selector parser

Latest version **1.2.3** (published 2026-06-23) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install parsel-js
pnpm add parsel-js
yarn add parsel-js
bun add parsel-js
```

## Health

**Score 65/100 (B)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high quality score.

Warnings: low downloads.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.3 |
| Published | 2026-06-23 |
| First published | 2020-09-10 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | ESM + CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Unpacked size | 154.6 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 396 |
| Author | Lea Verou |
| Maintainers | leaverou, jrandolf, dmitrysharabin |
| Keywords | CSS, selectors |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/parsel-js
- Repository: https://github.com/LeaVerou/parsel
- Homepage: https://parsel.verou.me/
- Issues: https://github.com/LeaVerou/parsel/issues
- Funding: https://github.com/sponsors/LeaVerou
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/parsel-js

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## Recent versions

- 1.2.3 (latest) — 2026-06-23
- 1.2.2 — 2025-06-25
- 1.2.1 — 2024-12-02
- 1.2.0 — 2024-11-27
- 1.1.2 — 2023-07-12
- 1.1.1 — 2023-05-09
- 1.1.0 — 2023-03-16
- 1.0.3 — 2022-11-25
- 1.0.2 — 2021-05-27
- 1.0.1 — 2020-09-30
- 1.0.0 — 2020-09-10

## README

# 🐍 Parsel
## A tiny, permissive selector parser & specificity calculator  

🆕 Parsel has now been [downloaded over 5 million times on npm](https://limonte.dev/total-npm-downloads/?package=parsel-js)!

For usage instructions etc, please visit https://parsel.verou.me/

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