only-child selector
Description: Selects all elements that are the only child of their parent.
version added: 1.1.4jQuery( ":only-child" )
If the parent has other child elements, nothing is matched.
Example:
Change the text and add a border for each button that is the only child of its parent.
<!doctype html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>only-child demo</title> <style> div { width: 100px; height: 80px; margin: 5px; float: left; background: #b9e; } </style> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.js"></script> </head> <body> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <div> None </div> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> <button>Sibling!</button> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <div> <button>Sibling!</button> </div> <script> $( "div button:only-child" ).text( "Alone" ).css( "border", "2px blue solid" ); </script> </body> </html>