The :nth-last-of-type() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among siblings of the same type (tag name), counting from the end.

/* Selects every fourth <p> element    among any group of siblings,    counting backwards from the last one */ p:nth-last-of-type(4n) {   color: lime; } 

:nth-last-of-type()

The :nth-last-of-type() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among siblings of the same type (tag name), counting from the end.

/* Selects every fourth <p> element    among any group of siblings,    counting backwards from the last one */ p:nth-last-of-type(4n) {   color: lime; } 

Note: This pseudo-class is essentially the same as :nth-of-type, except it counts items backwards from the end, not forwards from the beginning.

Syntax

The nth-last-of-type pseudo-class is specified with a single argument, which represents the pattern for matching elements, counting from the end.

See :nth-last-child for a more detailed explanation of its syntax.

Formal syntax

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

Examples

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>   <del>This is struck through.</del>   <span>Here is one last span.</span> </div> 

CSS

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

Result

Specifications

Specification
Selectors Level 4 # nth-last-of-type-pseudo

See also

:nth-last-child, :nth-of-type

Last modified: Dec 16, 2021, by MDN contributors

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