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Figure 1.36. Using the step An+B microsyntax to select items 8 through 20

Negative Offsets

Negativeoffsetandrangevaluesarealsovalid.Using:nth-child(-n+8)would

invertourselection,andmatchthefirsteightelements.

Wecanalsousetheoffsetandstepvaluestoselecteverythirdelement,starting

withthefifth:

.item:nth-child(3n+5) {

background: #e91e63;

}

YoucanseetheresultsofthisselectorinFigure1.37.

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