jQuery :only-child Selector

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

It is a jQuery Selector used to select every element that is the only child of it's parent i.e only a single child is selected.

Syntax:

$(":only-child")

Example 1: In this example, we are using only-child selector.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>jQuery :only-child Selector</title> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">  </script> <script>  $(document).ready(function () {  $("p:only-child").css(  "background-color", "green");  });  </script> </head> <body> <h1> <center>Geeks</center> </h1> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> </div> <br> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery:Only Child Selector</p> </div> <br> </body> </html>

Output:

Example 2: In this example, we are using only-child selector.

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>jQuery :only-child Selector</title> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js">  </script> <script>  $(document).ready(function () {  $("p:only-child").css(  "background-color", "green");  });  </script> </head> <body> <h1> <center>Geeks</center> </h1> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> </div> <br> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> </div> <br> <div style="border:1px solid;"> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> </div> <br> </body> </html>