Styling children based on their number with CSS3

http://leaverou.me/2011/01/styling-children-based-on-their-number-with-css3

by kougiland

HTML

<ul>
    <li>1</li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li>1</li>
    <li>2</li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li>1</li>
    <li>2</li>
    <li>3</li>
</ul>

<ul>
    <li>1</li>
    <li>2</li>
    <li>3</li>
    <li>4</li>
</ul>

CSS

ul {
    padding:10px 1px;
    overflow:hidden;
}

li {
    float:left;
    outline:1px solid gray;
    text-align:center;
    line-height:2;
}

/* one item */
li:first-child:nth-last-child(1) {
    width: 100%;
}

/* two items */
li:first-child:nth-last-child(2),
li:first-child:nth-last-child(2) ~ li {
    width: 50%;
}

/* three items */
li:first-child:nth-last-child(3),
li:first-child:nth-last-child(3) ~ li {
    width: 33.3333%;
}

/* four items */
li:first-child:nth-last-child(4),
li:first-child:nth-last-child(4) ~ li {
    width: 25%;
}