CSS :first-child pseudo-class
CSS :first-child Pseudo-Class
Description
The :first-child pseudo-class is used to add special effects to the first child of an element.
For :first-child to work in IE, the DOCTYPE must be declared at the top of the document.
Please note:
- Pseudo class names are not case sensitive.
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Pseudo-classes and CSS classes are different, but can be used together.
Example
For example, to indent the first paragraph of all <div> elements, you could use the following definition:
<html>
<head>
<style type = "text/css">
div > p:first-child {
text-indent: 25px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
<p>First paragraph in div. This paragraph will be indented</p>
<p>Second paragraph in div. This paragraph will not be indented</p>
</div>
<p>But it will not match the paragraph in this HTML:</p>
<div> <h3>Heading</h3>
<p>The first paragraph inside the div.This paragraph will not be effected.</p>
</div>
</body>
</html>
This will produce the following resultsā
