:nth-last-of-type

The :nth-last-of-type(an+b) CSS pseudo-class matches an element that has an+b-1 siblings of the same type after it, where n is positive or zero. It is essentially the same as :nth-of-type, except it counts items backwards from the end, not the beginning.

/* Selects every fourth <div> inside a parent element */
/* Counting backwards from the last one */
div:nth-last-of-type(4n) {
  background-color: lime;
}

See :nth-child for a more thorough description of the syntax of its argument.

Syntax

:nth-last-of-type( <nth> )
where 
<nth> = <an-plus-b> | even | odd

Example

HTML

<div>
  <span>This is a span.</span>
  <span>This is another span.</span>
  <em>This is emphasized.</em>
  <span>Wow, this span gets limed!!!</span>
  <strike>This is struck through.</strike>
  <span>Here is one last span.</span>
</div>

CSS

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

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• :last-of-type
• :nth-of-type