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CSS CSS Foundations Advanced Selectors Pseudo-Classes: :nth-of-type and :only-of-type

Paul Trimor
Paul Trimor
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Posted by Paul Trimor
Paul Trimor
5,388 Points

What is the difference between "nth-child" and "nth-of-type" ?

I noticed that even if there are other elements listed on a list, "nth-child" still specifies what type of element you are selecting, therefore will not count the elements you are not selecting- just like "nth-of-type".

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Aldo Merino
Aldo Merino
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Aldo Merino
Aldo Merino
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I was about to put an example but i found out a good page that explain it: http://css-tricks.com/the-difference-between-nth-child-and-nth-of-type/

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

Hi Aldo,

Good article.

Jeff