CSS - :nth-last-of-type

The :nth-last-of-type CSS pseudo-class matches an element that has an+b-1 siblings with the same element name after it in the document tree, for a given positive or zero value for n, and has a parent element. See :nth-child for a more thorough description of the syntax of its argument.

Syntax  

CSS
:nth-last-of-type( <a href="css/:nth-last-of-type#an-plus-b"><an-plus-b></a> ) <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)" title="Curly braces">{</a> <var>style properties</var> <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#curly_braces_(.7b_.7d)" title="Curly braces">}</a><p>where <br><code><an-plus-b> = <var>A</var>n<a href="css/value_definition_syntax#plus_(.2b)" title="Plus">+</a><var>B</var> <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> even <a href="css/value_definition_syntax#single_bar" title="Single bar">|</a> odd</code></p>

Last Type Example

The following HTML...

HTML
<div>
  <span>This span is first!</span>
  <span>This span is not. :(</span>
  <em>This one is odd. </em>
  <span>But this one is!</span>
  <strike>This is another type</strike>
  <span>Sadly, this one is not...</span>
</div>

...using this CSS...

CSS
span:nth-last-of-type(2) {
  background-color: lime;
}

...will result in:

Description  

The :nth-last-of-type CSS pseudo-class matches an element that has an+b-1 siblings with the same element name after it in the document tree, for a given positive or zero value for n, and has a parent element. See :nth-child for a more thorough description of the syntax of its argument.

Browser Compatibility  

Feature Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari
Basic support 4.0 3.5 (1.9.1) 9.0 9.5 3.2
Feature Android Firefox Mobile (Gecko) IE Mobile Opera Mobile Safari Mobile
Basic support 2.1 1.0 (1.9.1) 9.0 10.0 3.2

See Also  

Specifications  

Specification Status Comment
Selectors Level 4
The definition of ':nth-last-of-type' in that specification.		 Working Draft No change
Selectors Level 3
The definition of ':nth-last-of-type' in that specification.		 Recommendation Initial definition

License

© 2016 Mozilla Contributors
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/css/:nth-last-of-type

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