jQuery :first Selector

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

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 <p> element by using jQuery :first Selector.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("p:first").css(
                "background-color", "green");
        });
    </script>
</head>

<body>
    <h1>
        <center>Geeks</center>
    </h1>
    <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
    <p>jQuery</p>
    <p>First Selector</p>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Example 2: In this example, we will select the first <p> element of the first <div> by using jQuery :first Selector.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <script src=
"https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>

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

<body>
    <h1>
        <center>Geeks</center>
    </h1>
    <div style="border:1px solid;">
        <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div style="border:1px solid;">
        <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
        <p>First Selector</p>
    </div>
    <p>jQuery:First Selector</p>
</body>

</html>