CSS | :nth-last-of-type() Selector

Last Updated : 15 Apr, 2019

The :nth-last-of-type() Selector in CSS is used to style only those elements which are the nth number of child of the parent element. The selector counting from the last-child element. A n could be a number, a keyword, or a formula.

Syntax:

:nth-last-of-type(number) {
  //css Property;
}

Where number is the argument that represents the pattern for matching elements counting from the end. It can be odd, even or in a functional notation.

odd: It represents elements whose position is odd in a series: 1, 3, 5, etc., counting from the end.
even: It represents the elements whose position is even in a series: 2, 4, 6, etc., counting from the end.
functional notation (): It represents elements whose position 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.

Example-1:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
            font-size: 35px;
        }
          
        p:nth-last-of-type(3) {
            background: green;
            color: white;
            font-weight: bold;
            width: 70%;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body>
    <center>
        <h1>GeeksForGeeks</h1>
        <h2>CSS:nth-last-of-type() Selector </h2>
        <p class="geeksFORGEEKS">geeksforgeeks</div>
            <p class="forgeeks">A computer science portal for geeks.</div>
                <p class="geeks">Sudo placement.</p>
                <p class="SUDO">GFG STANDS FOR GEEKSFORGEEKS.</p>
  
</body>
  
</html>                

Output :

Example-2: In this example every even element is selected according to formula 2n counting from the end.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  
<head>
    <title>CSS :nth-last-of-type Selector</title>
    <style>
        table {
            border: 1px solid green;
            margin: auto;
        }
        /* Selects the last three element */
          
        tr:nth-last-of-type(2n) {
            background-color: green;
            color: white;
        }
    </style>
</head>
  
<body style="text-align:center;">
  
    <h1 style="color:green;"> 
            GeeksforGeeks 
        </h1>
  
    <h2> 
            CSS :nth-last-of-type Selector 
        </h2>
  
    <table>
        <tbody>
            <tr>
                <td>Merge sort</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Quick sort</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Insertion sort</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>Selection sort</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
  
</body>
  
</html>