To select elements based on their position in the document tree, use the Hierarchy Selectors.
The Hierarchy Selectors work by examining the position of target elements relative to other elements:
$("parent > child")
: selects "child" elements that are immediate descendants of the "parent"$("ancestor descendant")
: selects "descendant" elements as long as they have an "ancestor" element somewhere above them$("prev + next")
: selects the "next" element if it is immediately preceded by a "prev" element$("prev ~ siblings")
: selects all "siblings" elements that come after a "prev" element
This is paragraph 1
This is paragraph 2
This is paragraph 3
This is paragraph 4
This is paragraph 5