why is . used in css code example

Example 1: what is a css selector

h1 {
  color: red;
}

In this CSS code example that sets the color of all h1s to red 
the "h1" is the selctor because we are applying this style to 
the h1s.

Example 2: what is css selector

div { color: red; } // the "div" in .css is a selector targeting all <div> elements
simpleSelector = document.querySelectorAll()("div"); // all divs 
complexSelector = document.querySelector("div.user-panel.main input[name='login']")  // the first <input> element with the name "login" (<input name="login"/>) located inside a <div> whose class is "user-panel main" (<div class="user-panel main">) in the document is returned