The jQuery :nth-child() Selector Selects all elements that are the nth-child of their parent elements.
Syntax:
$("Selector:nth-child( index | even |odd |equation )")- Index: Index provided. Index starts from
- even: even number of child elements get selected.
- odd: odd number of child elements will get selected.
- equation: select child elements by solving a formula(an+b).
Example: In this example, we are using the above-explained nth-child() selector.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>
<head>
<title>jQuery :nth-child() Selector</title>
<script src=
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function () {
$("p:nth-child(2n-1)").css("background-color",
"lightgreen");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
<p>GFG</p>
</body>
</html>
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Output: