css second div child code example

Example 1: css odd even child

tr:nth-child(even) {background: #CCC}
tr:nth-child(odd) {background: #FFF}

Example 2: second child css

.YourElementsClass:nth-child(2) {
  /* your styles */
}

Example 3: css nth child

/* Select the first list item */
li:nth-child(1) { }

/* Select the 5th list item */
li:nth-child(5) { }

/* Select every other list item starting with first */
li:nth-child(odd) { }

/* Select every 3rd list item starting with first */
li:nth-child(3n) { }

/* Select every 3rd list item starting with 2nd */
li:nth-child(3n - 1) { }

/* Select every 3rd child item, as long as it has class "el" */
.el:nth-child(3) { }

Example 4: scss second div child

<section>
   <p>Little</p>
   <p>Piggy</p>    <!-- Want this one -->
</section>
These will do the exact same thing:

p:nth-child(2) { color: red; }
p:nth-of-type(2) { color: red; }
There is a difference though of course.



Our :nth-child selector, in “Plain English,” means select an element if:

It is a paragraph element
It is the second child of a parent
Our :nth-of-type selector, in “Plain English,” means:

Select the second paragraph child of a parent