CSS - :empty

The :empty pseudo-class represents any element that has no children at all. Only element nodes and text (including whitespace) are considered. Comments or processing instructions do not affect whether an element is considered empty or not.

Example

 

CSS
.box {
  background: red;
  height: 200px;
  width: 200px;
}

.box:empty {
  background: lime;
}
HTML
<div class="box"><!-- I will be lime --></div>
<div class="box">I will be red</div>
<div class="box">
    <!-- I will be red because of the whitespace around this comment -->
</div>

Syntax  

CSS
:empty <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)" title="Curly braces">{</a> <var>style properties</var> <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)" title="Curly braces">}</a>

Description  

The :empty pseudo-class represents any element that has no children at all. Only element nodes and text (including whitespace) are considered. Comments or processing instructions do not affect whether an element is considered empty or not.

Browser Compatibility  

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 1.0 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) 9.0 9.5 3.1
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 2.1 1.0 (1) 9.5 10.0 3.1

Specifications  

Specification Status Comment
Selectors Level 4
The definition of ':empty' in that specification.
Working Draft No change
Selectors Level 3
The definition of ':empty' in that specification.
Recommendation Initial definition

License

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/:empty

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