> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.zerowork.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.zerowork.io/using-zerowork/using-selectors/how-to-build-custom-selectors/addressing-siblings.md).

# Addressing Siblings

This is a more advanced concept and it's typically not needed frequently. So feel free to skip this section.

As described in section [Hierarchy](/using-zerowork/using-selectors/how-to-build-custom-selectors/hierarchy.md), elements can be defined by their hierarchy if they follow each other in a 'narrowing down' fashion. That means they can't be on the same level. If you need to address a tag which is on the same level but cannot or is not intended to be addressed in a list (list as described here [Lists: Incremental CSS Selectors](/using-zerowork/using-selectors/how-to-build-custom-selectors/lists-incremental-css-selectors.md)), you can use tilde \~ for loose sibling (any of the following elements on that hierarchy level) and + for exact sibling (the next element on that hierarchy level). \
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This might be confusing at a first glance, so you might want to check the video below for a more hands-on demonstration.

### Video Tutorial: Siblings

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