CSS | :nth-of-type() Selector

Last Updated : 12 Apr, 2019

The :nth-of-type() in css Selector is used to style only those elements which are the nth number of child of its parent element. An n may be a number, a keyword, or a formula.

Syntax:

:nth-of-type(number) {
  // CSS Property;
}

Where number is the argument that represents the pattern for matching elements . It can be odd, even or in a functional notation.

odd: It represents elements whose position is odd in a series: 1, 3, 5, etc., counting from the end.
even: It represents the elements whose position is even in a series: 2, 4, 6, etc., counting from the end.
functional notation (): It represents elements whose position of siblings matches the pattern An+B, for every positive integer or zero value of n. The index of the first element, counting from the end, is 1.

Example-1:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
            font-size: 35px;
        }
          
        p:nth-of-type(2) {
            background: green;
            color: white;
            font-weight: bold;
            width: 70%;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>:nth-of-type() Selector </h2>
        <p class="geeksFORGEEKS">geeksforgeeks</div>
            <p class="forgeeks">A computer science portal for geeks.</div>
                <p class="geeks">Sudo placement.</p>
                <p class="SUDO">GFG STANDS FOR GEEKSFORGEEKS.</p>
  
</body>
  
</html>

Output :

Example-2: In this Example every odd and even element is selected by using the odd or even keyword as an argument.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
            font-size: 35px;
        }
          
        p:nth-of-type(odd) {
            background: green;
            color: white;
            font-weight: bold;
            width: 70%;
        }
          
        p:nth-of-type(even) {
            background: red;
            color: white;
            font-weight: bold;
            width: 70%;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>:nth-of-type() Selector </h2>
        <p class="geeksFORGEEKS">geeksforgeeks</div>
            <p class="forgeeks">A computer science portal for geeks.</div>
                <p class="geeks">Sudo placement.</p>
                <p class="SUDO">GFG STANDS FOR GEEKSFORGEEKS.</p>
  
</body>
  
</html>