:nth-of-type()
Quick Summary for :nth-of-type
:nth-of-type() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among siblings of the same type (tag name).
Code Usage for :nth-of-type
/* Selects every fourth <p> element among any group of siblings */ p:nth-of-type(4n) { color: lime; } More Details for :nth-of-type
: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> /* 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; } 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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