Select Elements by Text in XPath

To select elements by text using XPath we can either match the text() value or use it in a contains() function.

For instance, to select <a>websites</a> we would use //a[contains(text(), "website")] selector. See this interactive example:

<html> <a>ignore</a> <a>website</a> <a>WEBSITE</a> </html>

Note that the contains() method is case sensitive.

For case-insensitive selections we can use matches (sometimes called re:test()) function:

<html> <a>ignore</a> <a>website</a> <a>WEBSITE</a> </html>

How to Select Elements by Text in XPath