# Get element text

1. Place the `Charles: Element text` element on the page
2. Give it a value for the selector that matches the element you want to select, eg. `h1` for the h1 title element:

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Please note that Charles will automatically select the first element that matches the selector.

Learn more about CSS selectors:

* <https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_document_queryselector.asp>
* <https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_selectors.asp>
* <https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_selectors.php>