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jQuery :last-child Selector

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It is a jQuery Selector used to select every element that is the last child of its parent

Syntax:

$(":last-child")

Example 1: Here is the basic example of a last-child selector.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>jQuery :last-child Selector</title>
 
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("p:last-child").css(
                "background-color", "green");
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>
        <center>Geeks</center>
    </h1>
    <div>
        <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
        <p>Last Child Selector</p>
    </div>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

  

Example 2: Here is another example of a last-child selector.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>jQuery :last-child Selector</title>
    <script src=
    </script>
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("p:last-child").css(
                "background-color", "green");
        });
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <h1>
        <center>Geeks</center>
    </h1>
    <div style="border:1px solid;">
        <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
    </div>
    <br>
    <div style="border:1px solid;">
        <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
        <p>jQuery</p>
        <p>Last Child Selector</p>
    </div>
    <p>jQuery:Last Child Selector</p>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

  

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 90.0+
  • Internet Explorer 9.0
  • Firefox 3.6
  • Safari 4.0
  • Opera 10.5


Last Updated : 06 Jul, 2023
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