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The jQuery :nth-last-child() selector is used to select all elements that are the nth last child of their parent. The counting of elements starts from the last element. 

Syntax:

:nth-last-child( n | even | odd | formula )

Parameters: The :nth-last-child() selector contain parameters which are listed below:

  • n: It holds the child index number of the selected elements. The counting starts from the end. The index number of the first child is 1.
  • even: It selects all even child elements.
  • odd: It selects all odd child elements.
  • formula: It is used to specify the formula to select the child element. The formula can be in form of (an + b).

Below examples illustrate the :nth-last-child() selector in jQuery: 

Example 1: This example changes the background color to green and text color to the white of the second last heading of their parents (div tags). 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery :nth-last-child() Selector
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
     
    <!-- Script to use nth-last-child selector -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("h4:nth-last-child(2)").css({
                "background-color": "green",
                "color": "white"
            });
        });
    </script>
   
    <style>
        option {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 25px;
            color: green;
        }
        select {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 25px;
            color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>
   
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1>
        jQuery | :nth-last-child() Selector
    </h1>
    <div style="border: 1px solid blue;">
        <h4>The first heading in first div.</h4>
        <h4>The second last heading in first div.</h4>
        <h4>The last heading in first div.</h4>
    </div><br>
    <div style="border: 1px solid blue;">
        <h4>The first heading in second div.</h4>
        <h4>The second last heading in first div.</h4>
        <h4>The last heading in second div.</h4>
    </div>
</body>
   
</html>


Output: 

 

Example 2: This example changes the background color to green and the text color to white of the second last heading of the <body> tag. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery :nth-last-child() Selector
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
     
    <!-- Script to use nth-last-child selector -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("h4:nth-last-child(3)").css({
                "background-color": "green",
                "color": "white"
            });
        });
    </script>
   
    <style>
        option {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 25px;
            color: green;
        }
        select {
            font-weight: bold;
            font-size: 25px;
            color: green;
        }
    </style>
</head>
   
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1>
        jQuery | :nth-last-child() Selector
    </h1>
    <div style="border: 1px solid blue;">
        <h4>The first heading in first div.</h4>
        <h4>The second last heading in first div.</h4>
        <h4>The last heading in first div.</h4>
    </div><br>
    <div style="border: 1px solid blue;">
        <h4>The first heading in second div.</h4>
        <h4>The second last heading in first div.</h4>
        <h4>The last heading in second div.</h4>
    </div>
</body>
   
</html>


Output:

 



Last Updated : 17 Nov, 2022
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