How to color specific word in a container using CSS

Question

Suppose I have a container:

 
 This is a red apple 

How to color a word \"red\" with red color? Some

Answer 1

If you don't want to add html/javascript the simpel answer is NO you can't

Take a look at the following specification http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-selectors/#selectors

That are all available selectors for CSS3 and therefor it's simply impossible, and that's your answer.

You have 2 options left without changing the content one is all ready described here:

• javascript
• server-side parsing so everything gets wrapped with the span tag