The empty pseudo-class

The empty pseudo-class specifies how an empty element (containing no text) will look like.

Syntax

cssselector:empty {
  
}

Example

In this example, the last li is empty, but will still have a marker:

html<ul>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li></li>
</ul>

Результат:

Example

Let's change the behavior for the empty li tag:

html<ul>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li></li>
</ul>

cssli:empty {
  border: 1px solid blue;
  list-style-type: circle;
  color: blue;
  width: 100px;
}

Результат:

Example

Let's hide the empty li completely:

html<ul>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li>list item</li>
  <li></li>
</ul>

cssli:empty {
  display: none;
}

Результат:

See also