:last-of-type
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The :last-of-type CSS pseudo-class represents the last element of its type (tag name) among a group of sibling elements.
Try it
dt {
font-weight: bold;
}
dd {
margin: 3px;
}
dd:last-of-type {
border: 2px solid orange;
}
<dl>
<dt>Vegetables:</dt>
<dd>1. Tomatoes</dd>
<dd>2. Cucumbers</dd>
<dd>3. Mushrooms</dd>
<dt>Fruits:</dt>
<dd>4. Apples</dd>
<dd>5. Mangos</dd>
<dd>6. Pears</dd>
<dd>7. Oranges</dd>
</dl>
Syntax
css
:last-of-type {
/* ... */
}
Examples
Styling the last paragraph
HTML
html
<h2>Heading</h2>
<p>Paragraph 1</p>
<p>Paragraph 2</p>
CSS
css
p:last-of-type {
color: red;
font-style: italic;
}
Result
Nested elements
This example shows how nested elements can also be targeted. Note that the universal selector (*) is implied when no simple selector is written.
HTML
html
<article>
<div>This `div` is first.</div>
<div>This <span>nested `span` is last</span>!</div>
<div>
This <em>nested `em` is first</em>, but this <em>nested `em` is last</em>!
</div>
<p>This `p` qualifies!</p>
<div>This is the final `div`!</div>
</article>
CSS
css
article :last-of-type {
background-color: pink;
}
Result
Multiple selectors elements
This HTML example contains nested elements of different types. The CSS contains both type selectors and class selectors.
HTML
html
<p>This `p` is not selected.</p>
<p>This `p` is not selected either.</p>
<p>
This `p` is last `p` element of its parent e.g. `body` selected by `p` type
selector.
</p>
<div class="container">
<div class="item">This `div` is not selected.</div>
<div class="item">This `div` is not selected either.</div>
<div class="item">
This `div` is last `div` element of its parent `div` selected by `.container
.item` class selector.
</div>
<p class="item">
This `p` is last `p` element of its parent `div` selected by `.container
.item` class selector.
</p>
</div>
CSS
css
p:last-of-type {
background: skyblue;
}
.container .item:last-of-type {
color: red;
font-weight: bold;
}
Result
The last <div> and the last <p> are both red and bold as the .item:last-of-type selects the last of every type if that last element also has the item class.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Selectors Level 4 # last-of-type-pseudo |
Browser compatibility
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