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Kailash Seshadri
Kailash Seshadri
3,087 Points
Posted by Kailash Seshadri
Kailash Seshadri
3,087 Points

why use :nth-child when we can use :nth-of-type every time, as its more specific?

Why do we use :nth-child when we have :nth-of-type and be more specific? it seems pretty useless compared to the :nth-of-type pseudo class.....

Thanks for the help!!

1 Answer

Jackie Keiser
Jackie Keiser
9,833 Points
Jackie Keiser
Jackie Keiser
9,833 Points

:nth-of-type may be more specific but there might be a situation where you don't know what type of element is going to be used and so :nth-child would be more appropriate. This might be the case if you're using the same style for different types of elements or if you're working with user generated content.