It is a jQuery Selector that is used to select the first element of the specified type.
Syntax:
$(":first")
Return Value: It selects and returns the first element.
Example-1:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <h1> <center> Geeks </center> </h1> <head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("p:first").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script> </head> <body> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>First Selector</p> </body> </html> |
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Output:

Example-2:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <h1> <center> Geeks </center> </h1> <head> <script src= </script> <script> $(document).ready(function() { $("p:first").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script> </head> <body> <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> |
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Note: Above code will select only the first <p> element of first div. To select the first <p> element of second div use :first-child selector.
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