:only-child
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.
* Some parts of this feature may have varying levels of support.
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.
Try it
li:only-child {
color: fuchsia;
}
b:only-child {
text-decoration: underline;
}
<p>Stars expected to attend:</p>
<ol>
<li>Robert Downey, Jr.</li>
</ol>
<p>Stars yet to confirm:</p>
<ol>
<li>Scarlett Johansson</li>
<li>Samuel L. Jackson</li>
<li>Chris Pratt</li>
</ol>
<p>The ceremony is going to be held in <b>The Dolby Theatre</b>.</p>
Syntax
css
:only-child {
/* ... */
}
Examples
Basic example
HTML
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
css
div:only-child {
color: red;
}
div {
display: inline-block;
margin: 6px;
outline: 1px solid;
}
Result
A list example
HTML
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
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
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