E ~ F

Matches any F element preceded by an E element. (Source: W3C)

HTML:

1. <div>
2. <div>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit</div>
3. <blockquote>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit</blockquote>
4. <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit</p>
5. <blockquote>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit</blockquote>
6. </div>

CSS:

1. p{font-style:normal}
2. blockquote{margin:5px;padding:5px;border:1px solid #ccc}
3. p ~ blockquote{font-style:italic}

Output:

In the example, the second blockquote should be set in italics.