<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
ul > :first-child {
background:yellow;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Coca Cola</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Coffee</li>
<li>Tea</li>
<li>Coca Cola</li>
</ul>
<p><b>Note:</b> For :first-child to work in IE8 and earlier, a DOCTYPE must be declared.</p>
</body>
</html>