CSS Selector :last-child

The :last-child selector selects elements that are the last elements defined by their parent element.

p:last-child is equal to p:nth-last-child(1).

Summary

CSS Version: 3

CSS Syntax

:last-child {
   style properties 
}

Browser compatibility


`:last-child`	Yes	9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes

Example

The following code shows the :last-child selector.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
:last-child {<!--   www .ja  v  a  2 s  .c  om-->
  border: thin black solid;
  padding: 4px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
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  <p>
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  </p>
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</body>
</html>

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The body element is the last child of the html element and is matched by the selector.