:-moz-first-node CSS pseudo-class

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The :-moz-first-node CSS pseudo-class is a Mozilla extension that represents any element that is the first child node of some other element. It differs from :first-child because it does not match a first-child element with (non-whitespace) text before it.

Note: Any whitespace at the start of an element is ignored for the determination of :-moz-first-node.

Syntax

css
:-moz-first-node {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

CSS

css
span:-moz-first-node {
  background-color: lime;
}

HTML

html
<p>
  <span>This matches!</span>
  <span>This doesn't match.</span>
</p>

<p>
  Blahblah.
  <span>This doesn't match because it's preceded by text.</span>
</p>

Result

Specifications

Not part of any standard.

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
:-moz-first-node
Experimental Non-standard
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 55 (Release date: 2017-08-08)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Non-standard. Check cross-browser support before using.

See also