:last-child

The :last-child CSS pseudo-class represents the last element among a group of sibling elements.

/* Selects any <p> that is the last element
   among its siblings */
p:last-child {
  color: lime;
}

Syntax

:last-child

Example

Basic example

HTML

<div>
  <p>This text isn't selected.</p>
  <p>This text is selected!</p>
</div>

<div>
  <p>This text isn't selected.</p>
  <h2>This text isn't selected: it's not a `p`.</h2>
</div>

CSS

p:last-child {
  color: lime;
  background-color: black;
  padding: 5px;
}

Result

Styling a list

HTML

<ul>
  <li>Item 1</li>
  <li>Item 2</li>
  <li>Item 3
    <ul>
      <li>Item 3.1</li>
      <li>Item 3.2</li>
      <li>Item 3.3</li>
    </ul>
  </li>
</ul>

CSS

ul li {
  color: blue;
}

ul li:last-child {
  border: 1px solid red;
  color: red;
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also

• :-moz-last-node
• :last-of-type
• :first-child
• :nth-child