XPath & CSS Selector Tester
Test XPath-like paths on XML and CSS selectors on HTML snippets.
Testing XPath and CSS selectors
Scrapers and test automation depend on stable selectors. XPath targets XML and HTML tree structure; CSS selectors suit browser automation with Playwright or Selenium. Test snippets against sample markup before deploying crawlers.
Brittle selectors tied to deep DOM paths break on minor UI refactors. Prefer data-testid attributes or role-based queries in production test suites. XPath 1.0 versus 2.0 functions differ across engines.
Namespaced XML requires prefix registration in XPath contexts. HTML parsers may lowercase tag names implicitly.
Test selectors locally on HTML containing staging URLs or internal admin markup. Avoid uploading full pages to public selector testers.
Reference Guide
QA tool - all processing runs locally in your browser. No data is sent to a server.
Operation: xpath-test
Paste input, click Run, and copy the result. For two-input tools, fill both fields before running.
Example Input
<book><title>DevPipe</title></book>
Example Secondary Input
title
A sample loads automatically when you open this tool. Use Load Sample to reset it.