jQuery <table> highlight alternate table row
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>Zebra Striped Table with jQuery</title> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js"></script> <script> $(document).ready(function(){ // Apply alt class on alternate table row $("table tbody tr:nth-child(2n)").addClass("alt"); });//from ww w.j a va2 s . c om </script> <style> table{ margin: 30px; border-collapse: collapse; } table tr{ border-bottom: 1px solid #666; } table th, table td{ padding: 10px; } /* Highlighter class */ .alt{ background: #cdcdcd; } </style> </head> <body> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Row</th> <th>First Name</th> <th>Last Name</th> <th>Email</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>John</td> <td>Carter</td> <td>d@mail.com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Peter</td> <td>Parker</td> <td>peterparker@mail.com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>John</td> <td>Rambo</td> <td>a@mail.com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Harry</td> <td>Potter</td> <td>b@mail.com</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Percy</td> <td>Jackson</td> <td>c@mail.com</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>