:nth-of-type() pseudo-class Daniel Glazman CSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next :nth-last-of-type() pseudo-class Previous :nth-last-child() pseudo-class Test # 29 of 224 of the static tests category Testing :nth-of-type() pseudo-class ID 30 Date 11-july-2001 Revision 1.0

This paragraph is here only to fill space in the DOM

And this address too..

So does this paragraph !

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 .red { background-color : red } p:nth-of-type(3) { background-color : lime } dl > :nth-of-type(3n+1) { background-color : lime } <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">This paragraph is here only to fill space in the DOM</p> <address xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">And this address too..</address> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">So does this paragraph !</p> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="red">But this one should have green background</p> <dl xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <dt class="red">First definition term that should have green background</dt> <dd class="red">First definition that should have green background</dd> <dt>Second definition term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> <dt>Third definition term</dt> <dd>Third definition</dd> <dt class="red">Fourth definition term that should have green background</dt> <dd class="red">Fourth definition that should have green background</dd> <dt>Fifth definition term</dt> <dd>Fifth definition</dd> <dt>Sixth definition term</dt> <dd>Sixth definition</dd> </dl>