:first-child
Baseline Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The :first-child
CSS pseudo-class represents the first element among a group of sibling elements.
Try it
Syntax
css
:first-child {
/* ... */
}
Examples
Basic example
HTML
html
<div>
<p>This text is selected!</p>
<p>This text isn't selected.</p>
</div>
<div>
<h2>This text isn't selected: it's not a `p`.</h2>
<p>This text isn't selected.</p>
</div>
CSS
css
p:first-child {
color: lime;
background-color: black;
padding: 5px;
}
Result
Styling a list
HTML
html
<ul>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>
Item 3
<ul>
<li>Item 3.1</li>
<li>Item 3.2</li>
<li>Item 3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
CSS
css
ul li {
color: blue;
}
ul li:first-child {
color: red;
font-weight: bold;
}
Result
Specifications
Specification |
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Selectors Level 4 # first-child-pseudo |
Browser compatibility
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