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CSS :only-of-type Selector

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The :only-of-type selector in CSS represents only those elements that have no siblings of the given type. It is used to set the CSS property to that element. 

Syntax:

:only-of-type {
    // CSS property
}

Example 1: In this example, we are using the above-explained selector.

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>:only-of-type selector</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
 
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
 
        p:only-of-type {
            color: green;
            font-size: 25px;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>:only-of-type selector</h2>
    <div>
        <p>Single child of its parent</p>
    </div>
    <div>
        <p>Child 1 of its parent</p>
        <p>Child 2 of its parent</p>
    </div>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

  

Example 2: 

html




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>:only-of-type selector</title>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
 
        body {
            text-align: center;
        }
 
        input:only-of-type {
            background-color: green;
            border: 1px solid black;
            color: white;
            text-align: center;
        }
    </style>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
    <h2>:only-of-type selector</h2>
    <div>
        <input type="text" value="Only child">
    </div><br>
    <div>
        <input type="text" value="Child 1 of its parent">
        <input type="text" value="Child 2 of its parent">
    </div>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

 

Supported Browser: The browser supported by: only-of-type selector are listed below:

  • Chrome 1.0
  • Edge 12.0
  • Opera 9.5
  • Firefox 3.5
  • Safari 3.1


Last Updated : 06 Jul, 2023
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