Density of expanded fluid selenium was measured in the temperature and pressure ranges up to 1650°C and 700 bar including the liquid‐vapour critical point by the x‐ray absorption method. For the measurements, a new type of cell made of polycrystalline sapphire and a high‐pressure vessel of authors' own design were developed. The critical temperature, pressure and density of 1615 ± 5°C, 385 ± 5bar, 1.85 ± 0.03g cm−3, respectively, were obtained. We found that isochores bend in the semiconductor‐metal transition region. The shape of the isochore seems an elongated inverse‐S letter. The diameter of the liquid‐vapour coexistence curve is deviated from the law of the rectilinear diameter to the liquid side slightly around the SC‐M transition region and strongly near the critical point. A distinct crossover was also found in the critical exponent β; the value of β drastically changes from 0.30 to 0.10 when the critical point is approached.