{"resource":{"author":{"id":"h2so9H8jPMmgUKGghoNl","name":"Yomesh Gupta","username":"yomeshgupta"},"content":{"link":null,"difficulty":1,"domain":2,"type":1,"isInternal":true,"body":"The `:nth-child()` CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among a group of siblings i.e. let us say a div has five children where 3 are `p` tags and 2 are `span` tags. If we write the following HTML and CSS --\r\n\r\n```html\r\n
\r\n

One

\r\n Two\r\n

Three

\r\n

Four

\r\n Five\r\n
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\r\n

One

// 1\r\n Two // 2\r\n

Three

// 3\r\n

Four

// 4\r\n Five // 5\r\n
\r\n```\r\n\r\n**The `n` starts from `0` but elements counting starts from `1`.** Hence, it matches element `One` and `Three`.\r\n\r\n## Why is Five not highlighted in red?\r\n\r\nFor `:nth-child` selector, the child count includes children of any element type; but it is considered a match only if the element at that child position is of the specified element type. Hence, even though `:nth-child(2n+1)` produces `5` when `n=2` and we have a fifth element, it is highlighted because it is of type `span`. Our condition to match the element must be at the right position and right type.\r\n\r\nIf we change the fifth element to type `p` then it would be highlighted.\r\n\r\n```html\r\n
\r\n

One

// 1\r\n Two // 2\r\n

Three

// 3\r\n

Four

// 4\r\n

Five

// 5\r\n
\r\n```\r\n\r\n![Output 2](https://ik.imagekit.io/devtoolstech/blog/nth-child/Screenshot_2023-02-17_at_11.55.52_PM_99EUwTpyA.png?ik-sdk-version=javascript-1.4.3&updatedAt=1676659220767)\r\n\r\n## Learn by examples\r\n","languages":["react"],"editorConfig":{"react":{"nodes":[{"nodeId":"4aad7d47-c5b9-4d0c-9b0c-c0a4340e87ec","nodeType":"file","nodeName":"App.js","nodeContent":"import styled from 'styled-components';\n\nconst Container = styled.div`\n &:hover {\n ul[data-key='${(props) => props.label}'] > ${(props) => props.label} {\n background-color: yellow;\n }\n\n p {\n display: block;\n }\n }\n`;\n\nconst items = [\n {\n id: 1,\n label: ':first-child',\n description: 'Highlighting the first child.',\n },\n {\n id: 2,\n label: ':last-child',\n description: 'Highlighting the last child.',\n },\n {\n id: 3,\n label: ':nth-child(2)',\n description: 'Highlighting the second child.',\n },\n {\n id: 4,\n label: ':nth-last-child(2)',\n description: 'Highlighting the second child from the last.',\n },\n {\n id: 5,\n label: ':nth-child(odd)',\n description:\n 'Highlighting the every odd child i.e. 1,3,5,7,9....and so on.',\n },\n {\n id: 6,\n label: ':nth-child(even)',\n description:\n 'Highlighting the every odd child i.e. 2,4,6,8,10....and so on.',\n },\n {\n id: 7,\n label: ':nth-child(n+4)',\n description:\n 'Highlighting the every child starting from 4 i.e. 4,5,6,7....and so on.',\n },\n {\n id: 8,\n label: ':nth-child(3n-1)',\n description:\n 'Highlighting the every matching the condition i.e. (3(1) - 1) = 2, (3(2) - 1) = 5',\n },\n {\n id: 9,\n label: ':nth-child(3n+1)',\n description:\n 'Highlighting the every matching the condition i.e. (3(0) + 1) = 1, (3(1) + 1) = 4, (3(2) + 1) = 7',\n },\n {\n id: 10,\n label: ':nth-child(4n)',\n description:\n 'Highlighting the every matching the condition i.e. (4(1)) = 4',\n },\n];\n\nexport default function App() {\n return (\n
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