The CSS :last-child pseudo-class selects the element if it is the last child among the other elements.
The :last-of-type selector can be used if the user wants to select and apply the style on the last paragraph whether or not it is the last child.
Version
Selectors Level 4
Selectors Level 3
Syntax
:last-child {
css declarations;
}Example of the :last-child selector:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p:last-child {
background-color: #1c87c9;
color: #ffffff;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Last-child selector example</h2>
<p>Lorem ipsum is simply dummy text...</p>
<p>Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text...</p>
</body>
</html>Example of the last child of the <li> tag:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
li:last-child {
background: #1c87c9;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>:last-child selector example</h2>
<ul>
<li>Paris</li>
<li>Moscow</li>
<li>Rome</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Paris</li>
<li>Moscow</li>
<li>Rome</li>
</ol>
</body>
</html>Example of the last child of the <p> tag:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
<style>
p:last-child {
background: #8ebf42;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>:last-child selector example</h2>
<p>Paragraph 1</p>
<p>Paragraph 2</p>
<p>Paragraph 3</p>
<p>Paragraph 4</p>
</body>
</html>Example of :last-child for HTML lists:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
ul li {
color: #8ebf42;
}
ul li:last-child {
border: 1px dotted #8ebf42;
color: #1c87c9;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h2>:last-child selector example</h2>
<ul>
<li>List Item 1</li>
<li>List Item 2</li>
<li>
List Item 3
<ul>
<li>List Item 3.1</li>
<li>List Item 3.2</li>
<li>List Item 3.3</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>