The :nth-of-type() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among siblings of the same type (tag name).

/* Selects every fourth <p> element    among any group of siblings */ p:nth-of-type(4n) {   color: lime; } 

:nth-of-type()

The :nth-of-type() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among siblings of the same type (tag name).

/* Selects every fourth <p> element    among any group of siblings */ p:nth-of-type(4n) {   color: lime; } 

Syntax

The nth-of-type pseudo-class is specified with a single argument, which represents the pattern for matching elements.

See :nth-child for a more detailed explanation of its syntax.

Formal syntax

:nth-of-type( <nth> )
where <nth> = <an-plus-b> | even | odd

Examples

Basic example

HTML

<div>   <div>This element isn't counted.</div>   <p>1st paragraph.</p>   <p class="fancy">2nd paragraph.</p>   <div>This element isn't counted.</div>   <p class="fancy">3rd paragraph.</p>   <p>4th paragraph.</p> </div> 

CSS

/* Odd paragraphs */ p:nth-of-type(2n+1) {   color: red; }  /* Even paragraphs */ p:nth-of-type(2n) {   color: blue; }  /* First paragraph */ p:nth-of-type(1) {   font-weight: bold; }  /* This will match the 3rd paragraph as it will match elements which are 2n+1 AND have a class of fancy. The second paragraph has a class of fancy but is not matched as it is not :nth-of-type(2n+1) */ p.fancy:nth-of-type(2n+1) {   text-decoration: underline; } 

Result

Note: There is no way to select the nth-of-class using this selector. The selector looks at the type only when creating the list of matches. You can however apply CSS to an element based on :nth-of-type location and a class, as shown in the example above.

Specifications

Specification
Selectors Level 4 # nth-of-type-pseudo

See also

:nth-child, :nth-last-of-type

Last modified: Dec 16, 2021, by MDN contributors

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