jQuery :first Selector (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 17 Nov, 2022

The jQuery :first Selector is used to select the first element of the specified type.

Syntax:

$(":first")

Example 1: In this example, we will select the first

element by using jQuery :first Selector.

HTML `

<script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
        $("p:first").css(
            "background-color", "green");
    });
</script>

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Output:

Example 2: In this example, we will select the first

element of the first

<script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
        $("p:first").css(
            "background-color", "green");
    });
</script>