What is the CSS Selector for First Element with Specific Class
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Answer: Use the Child and General Sibling Selectors
You can simply use the child selector (>) in combination with the general sibling selector (∼) to select the first element in a group of elements with specific class.
Let's try out the following example to understand how it basically works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Selector for First Element with Class</title>
<style>
.wrapper > .red {
background: yellow;
}
.wrapper > .red ~ .red {
background: none;
}
.red {
color: red;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrapper">
<div>Random</div>
<p class="red">First</p>
<p class="red">Second</p>
<p class="red">Third</p>
</div>
</body>
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