Exploring the realm of CSS selectors, I am faced with an intriguing challenge. While it's common practice to utilize class or id attributes for styling elements, this exercise calls for a different approach. Can I achieve the desired outcome without relying on these two tools?
Picture a scenario where numerous p elements are scattered throughout the webpage, nested within various unknown block-type elements. The goal is to target the very first p element that appears and apply a red color to its text. How can this be accomplished?
My initial strategy using the :first-of-type selector fell short as it only selects the first p element within its parent. Given that each p element has distinct parents, this approach ends up highlighting all p elements on the page.
Another attempt involved enclosing the contents within a global div and then targeting the first p element within that container. Unfortunately, this method also proved ineffective:
div:first-of-type p:first-of-type{
color: red;
}
p:first-of-type{
color: red;
}<div>
<p> p element at one nesting</p>
</div>
<p> p element not nested</p>
<h1>
<p> p element at one nesting (oddly nested inside h1 tag)</p>
</h1>
<div>
<div>
<p> p element at two nestings</p>
</div>
</div>