jQuery :first-child Selector
jQuery :first-child Selector is used to select every element that is the first child of its parent element.
Syntax:Â
$("selector:first-child")
It selects and returns the first child element of its parent element.
Example 1: In this example, we select the first paragraph element and set its background color to green.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >jQuery :first-child Selector</ title >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:first-child").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</ script >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >
< center >Geeks</ center >
</ h1 >
< div >
< p >Geeks for Geeks</ p >
< p >jQuery</ p >
< p >First Child Selector</ p >
</ div >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Example 2:Â The below example shows how the first child <p> will be selected of two different div elements and styled using jQuery.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >jQuery :first-child Selector</ title >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:first-child").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</ script >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >
< center >Geeks</ center >
</ h1 >
< div style = "border:1px solid;" >
< p >Geeks for Geeks</ p >
< p >jQuery</ p >
</ div >
< br >
< div style = "border:1px solid;" >
< p >Geeks for Geeks</ p >
< p >jQuery</ p >
< p >First Child Selector</ p >
</ div >
< div >jQuery:First Child Selector</ div >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:Â
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome 90.0+
- Internet Explorer 9.0
- Firefox 3.6
- Safari 4.0
- Opera 10.5
Last Updated :
14 Dec, 2023
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