JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Nick Craver
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<ul>
<li>
<span><a href="#">Test</a></span>
<span><a href="#">Test</a></span>
<span><a href="#">Test</a></span>
</li>
</ul>
CSS
li a { color: red; }
JavaScript
$('li span:nth-child(1) a').css({'color' : '#444444'});