# Adding unique ID to custom user fields

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-unique-id-to-custom-user-fields/29423
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [May 29, 2015, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-unique-id-to-custom-user-fields/29423 "2015-05-29T17:12:44Z")
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### Author: ![downey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/downey/32/166878_2.png) [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-unique-id-to-custom-user-fields/29423/2 "2015-05-29T17:30:13Z")

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Agreed that this could use more semantic class or id names. Meanwhile as a workaround did you try using the **:nth-child(n)** selector to target a specific field?

[http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/sel\_nth-child.asp](http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/sel_nth-child.asp)

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