diff --git a/src/xterm.css b/src/xterm.css
index 399f56ceb..35e92f636 100644
--- a/src/xterm.css
+++ b/src/xterm.css
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  *  Default styles for xterm.js
  */
 
-.terminal {
+.xterm {
     font-family: courier-new, courier, monospace;
     font-feature-settings: "liga" 0;
     position: relative;
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@
     -webkit-user-select: none;
 }
 
-.terminal.focus,
-.terminal:focus {
+.xterm.focus,
+.xterm:focus {
     outline: none;
 }
 
-.terminal .xterm-helpers {
+.xterm .xterm-helpers {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
     /**
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     z-index: 10;
 }
 
-.terminal .xterm-helper-textarea {
+.xterm .xterm-helper-textarea {
     /*
      * HACK: to fix IE's blinking cursor
      * Move textarea out of the screen to the far left, so that the cursor is not visible.
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     resize: none;
 }
 
-.terminal .composition-view {
+.xterm .composition-view {
     /* TODO: Composition position got messed up somewhere */
     background: #000;
     color: #FFF;
@@ -87,38 +87,38 @@
     z-index: 1;
 }
 
-.terminal .composition-view.active {
+.xterm .composition-view.active {
     display: block;
 }
 
-.terminal .xterm-viewport {
+.xterm .xterm-viewport {
     /* On OS X this is required in order for the scroll bar to appear fully opaque */
     background-color: #000;
     overflow-y: scroll;
 }
 
-.terminal canvas {
+.xterm canvas {
     position: absolute;
     left: 0;
     top: 0;
 }
 
-.terminal .xterm-scroll-area {
+.xterm .xterm-scroll-area {
     visibility: hidden;
 }
 
-.terminal .xterm-char-measure-element {
+.xterm .xterm-char-measure-element {
     display: inline-block;
     visibility: hidden;
     position: absolute;
     left: -9999em;
 }
 
-.terminal.enable-mouse-events {
+.xterm.enable-mouse-events {
     /* When mouse events are enabled (eg. tmux), revert to the standard pointer cursor */
     cursor: default;
 }
 
-.terminal:not(.enable-mouse-events) {
+.xterm:not(.enable-mouse-events) {
     cursor: text;
 }