:last-of-type

The :last-of-type CSS pseudo-class represents the last sibling with the given element name in the list of children of its parent element.

Syntax

:last-of-type { style properties }

Example

To match the last em element inside a <p> element, you can use this:

p em:last-of-type {
  color: lime;
}

<p>
  <em>I'm not lime :(</em>
  <strong>I'm not lime :(</strong>
  <em>I'm lime :D</em>
  <strong>I'm also not lime :(</strong>
</p>

<p>
  <em>I'm not lime :(</em>
  <span><em>I am lime!</em></span>
  <strong>I'm not lime :(</strong>
  <em>I'm lime :D</em>
  <span><em>I am also lime!</em> <strike> I'm not lime </strike></span>
  <strong>I'm also not lime :(</strong>
</p>

...will result in:

Specifications

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

Browser compatibility

See also

• :nth-last-of-type
• :first-of-type
• :nth-of-type