The jQuery :first Selector is used to select the first element of the specified type.
Syntax:
$(":first")
Example 1: In this example, we will select the first <p> element by using jQuery :first Selector.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:first").css(
"background-color", "green");
});
</ script >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >
< center >Geeks</ center >
</ h1 >
< p >Geeks for Geeks</ p >
< p >jQuery</ p >
< p >First Selector</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Example 2: In this example, we will select the first <p> element of the first <div> by using jQuery :first Selector.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< script src =
</ script >
< script >
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:first").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 Selector</ p >
</ div >
< p >jQuery:First Selector</ p >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:

Note: Above code will select only the first <p> element of first div. To select the first <p> element of second div use :first-child selector.