:last-of-type

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

/* Selects any paragraph, but only if it is the last paragraph inside */
/* its parent element (not necessarily the last child) */
p:last-of-type {
  color: lime;
}

Syntax

:last-of-type

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

Browser compatibility

See also

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