Lea Verou • 1/17/2011

Styling elements based on sibling count

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This article presents an improved CSS technique for styling elements based on their total sibling count. It builds upon an existing approach using :nth-child and :nth-last-child selectors but reduces verbosity by combining them with sibling selectors (~). The author demonstrates how this optimization makes the technique practical for larger numbers of children while acknowledging modern alternatives like Flexbox.

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