:only-of-type

Baseline Widely available

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.

The :only-of-type CSS pseudo-class represents an element that has no siblings of the same type.

Try it

a:only-of-type {
  color: fuchsia;
}

dd:only-of-type {
  background-color: bisque;
}

<p>
  To find out more about <b>QUIC</b>, check <a href="#">RFC 9000</a> and
  <a href="#">RFC 9114</a>.
</p>

<dl>
  <dt>Published</dt>
  <dd>2021</dd>
  <dd>2022</dd>
</dl>

<p>Details about <b>QPACK</b> can be found in <a href="#">RFC 9204</a>.</p>

<dl>
  <dt>Published</dt>
  <dd>2022</dd>
</dl>

Syntax

css

:only-of-type {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

Styling elements with no siblings of the same type

HTML

html

<main>
  <div>I am `div` #1.</div>
  <p>I am the only `p` among my siblings.</p>
  <div>I am `div` #2.</div>
  <div>
    I am `div` #3.
    <i>I am the only `i` child.</i>
    <em>I am `em` #1.</em>
    <em>I am `em` #2.</em>
  </div>
</main>

CSS

css

main :only-of-type {
  color: red;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
Selectors Level 4 # only-of-type-pseudo