How can I style even and odd elements?

Question

Is it possible to use CSS pseudo-classes to select even and odd instances of list items?

I\'d expect the following to produce a list of alternating colors, but inste

Answer 1

li:nth-child(1n) { color:green; }
li:nth-child(2n) { color:red; }

  
list element 1
  
list element 2
  
list element 3
  
list element 4

See browser support here : CSS3 :nth-child() Selector