:nth-last-child()
Quick Summary for :nth-last-child
The :nth-last-child() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among a group of siblings, counting from the end.
Code Usage for :nth-last-child
/* Selects every fourth element    among any group of siblings,    counting backwards from the last one */ :nth-last-child(4n) {   color: lime; } 
More Details for :nth-last-child

:nth-last-child()

The :nth-last-child() CSS pseudo-class matches elements based on their position among a group of siblings, counting from the end.

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

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

Syntax

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

Keyword values

odd

Represents elements whose numeric position in a series of siblings is odd: 1, 3, 5, etc., counting from the end.

even

Represents elements whose numeric position in a series of siblings is even: 2, 4, 6, etc., counting from the end.

Functional notation

<An+B>

Represents elements whose numeric position in a series of siblings matches the pattern An+B, for every positive integer or zero value of n. The index of the first element, counting from the end, is 1. The values A and B must both be <integer>s.

Formal syntax

:nth-last-child( <nth> [ of <complex-selector-list> ]? )

where <nth> = <an-plus-b> | even | odd<complex-selector-list> = <complex-selector>#

where <complex-selector> = <compound-selector> [ <combinator>? <compound-selector> ]*

where <compound-selector> = [ <type-selector>? <subclass-selector>* [ <pseudo-element-selector> <pseudo-class-selector>* ]* ]!<combinator> = '>' | '+' | '~' | [ '||' ]

where <type-selector> = <wq-name> | <ns-prefix>? '*'<subclass-selector> = <id-selector> | <class-selector> | <attribute-selector> | <pseudo-class-selector><pseudo-element-selector> = ':' <pseudo-class-selector><pseudo-class-selector> = ':' <ident-token> | ':' <function-token> <any-value> ')'

where <wq-name> = <ns-prefix>? <ident-token><ns-prefix> = [ <ident-token> | '*' ]? | <id-selector> = <hash-token><class-selector> = '.' <ident-token><attribute-selector> = '[' <wq-name> ']' | '[' <wq-name> <attr-matcher> [ <string-token> | <ident-token> ] <attr-modifier>? ']'

where <attr-matcher> = [ '~' | | | '^' | '$' | '*' ]? '='<attr-modifier> = i | s

Examples

Example selectors

tr:nth-last-child(odd) or tr:nth-last-child(2n+1)

Represents the odd rows of an HTML table: 1, 3, 5, etc., counting from the end.

tr:nth-last-child(even) or tr:nth-last-child(2n)

Represents the even rows of an HTML table: 2, 4, 6, etc., counting from the end.

:nth-last-child(7)

Represents the seventh element, counting from the end.

:nth-last-child(5n)

Represents elements 5, 10, 15, etc., counting from the end.

:nth-last-child(3n+4)

Represents elements 4, 7, 10, 13, etc., counting from the end.

:nth-last-child(-n+3)

Represents the last three elements among a group of siblings.

p:nth-last-child(n) or p:nth-last-child(n+1)

Represents every <p> element among a group of siblings. This is the same as a simple p selector. (Since n starts at zero, while the last element begins at one, n and n+1 will both select the same elements.)

p:nth-last-child(1) or p:nth-last-child(0n+1)

Represents every <p> that is the first element among a group of siblings, counting from the end. This is the same as the :last-child selector.

Table example

HTML
<table>   <tbody>     <tr>       <td>First line</td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td>Second line</td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td>Third line</td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td>Fourth line</td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td>Fifth line</td>     </tr>   </tbody> </table> 
CSS
table {   border: 1px solid blue; }  /* Selects the last three elements */ tr:nth-last-child(-n+3) {   background-color: pink; }  /* Selects every element starting from the second to last item */ tr:nth-last-child(n+2) {   color: blue; }  /* Select only the last second element */ tr:nth-last-child(2) {   font-weight: 600; } 
Result

Quantity query

A quantity query styles elements depending on how many of them there are. In this example, list items turn red when there are at least three of them in a given list. This is accomplished by combining the capabilities of the nth-last-child pseudo-class and the general sibling combinator.

HTML
<h4>A list of four items (styled):</h4> <ol>   <li>One</li>   <li>Two</li>   <li>Three</li>   <li>Four</li> </ol>  <h4>A list of two items (unstyled):</h4> <ol>   <li>One</li>   <li>Two</li> </ol> 
CSS
/* If there are at least three list items,    style them all */ li:nth-last-child(n+3), li:nth-last-child(3) ~ li {   color: red; } 
Result

Specifications

Specification
Selectors Level 4 # nth-last-child-pseudo

See also

:nth-child, :nth-last-of-type Quantity Queries for CSS Select your preferred language English (US)EspañolFrançais日本語Português (do Brasil)Русский中文 (简体) Change language

No Items Found.

Add Comment
Type in a Nick Name here
 
Other Categories in CSS
css
Search CSS
Search CSS by entering your search text above.
Welcome

This is my test area for webdev. I keep a collection of code here, mostly for my reference. Also if i find a good link, i usually add it here and then forget about it. more...

Subscribe to weekly updates about things i have added to the site or thought interesting during the last week.

You could also follow me on twitter or not... does anyone even use twitter anymore?

If you found something useful or like my work, you can buy me a coffee here. Mmm Coffee. ☕

❤️👩‍💻🎮

🪦 2000 - 16 Oct 2022 - Boots
Random Quote
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
Thomas A. Edison
Random CSS Property

<length>

The <length> CSS data type represents a distance value. Lengths can be used in numerous CSS properties, such as width, height, margin, padding, border-width, font-size, and text-shadow.
length#vw css reference