last-of-type property CSS Reference



Definition and Usage

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


Syntax

element:last-of-type { style properties }

Examples

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>

Compatibility

Desktop browsers

FeatureChromeFirefox (Gecko)Internet ExplorerOperaSafari
Basic support1.03.5 (1.9.1)9.09.53.2

Mobile browsers

FeatureAndroidFirefox Mobile (Gecko)IE MobileOpera MobileSafari Mobile
Basic support2.11.0 (1.9.1)9.010.03.2

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