: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
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 |
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Selectors Level 4 # only-of-type-pseudo |
Browser compatibility
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