The :only-child
CSS pseudo-class represents an element without any siblings. This is the same as :first-child:last-child
or :nth-child(1):nth-last-child(1)
, but with a lower specificity.
:only-child
Try it
Syntax
:only-child { /* ... */ }
Examples
Basic example
HTML
<div> <div>I am an only child.</div> </div> <div> <div>I am the 1st sibling.</div> <div>I am the 2nd sibling.</div> <div> I am the 3rd sibling, <div>but this is an only child.</div> </div> </div>
CSS
div:only-child { color: red; } div { display: inline-block; margin: 6px; outline: 1px solid; }
Result
A list example
HTML
<ol> <li> First <ul> <li>This list has just one element.</li> </ul> </li> <li> Second <ul> <li>This list has three elements.</li> <li>This list has three elements.</li> <li>This list has three elements.</li> </ul> </li> </ol>
CSS
li li { list-style-type: disc; } li:only-child { color: red; list-style-type: square; }
Result
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Selectors Level 4 # only-child-pseudo |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | |
:only-child |
2 | 12 | 1.5 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 18 | 4 | 10.1 | 2 | 1.0 | ≤37 |
no_parent_required |
57 | 79 | 52 | 44 | No | 57 | 52 | 43 | No | 7.0 | 57 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:only-child