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jQuery :nth-last-of-type() Selector

Last Updated : 06 Jul, 2023
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The jQuery :nth-last-of-type() Selector is used to select all child of a parent with the same element name, counting from the last to first. It uses 1-indexed counting. 

Syntax:

element:nth-last-of-type(n|even|odd|formula)

Parameters:

  • n: It selects nth element from last.
  • even: It selects every even element from last.
  • odd: It selects every odd element from last.
  • formula: It holds the formula to generate grouping of elements, starting from the last, For example, 3n+2 selects every element which is the output of this expression by taking values of n-0, 1, 2, …

Example 1: This example use :nth-last-of-type() selector to select odd element from the last. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery | :nth-last-of-type() Selector
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    Computer Science Subjects
    <ul>
        <li>Data Structure</li>
        <li>Algorithm Analysis</li>
        <li>Operating System</li>
        <li>Computer Networks</li>
        <li>Web Technology</li>
        <li>C Programming</li>
        <li>C++ Programming</li>
        <li>Java</li>
    </ul>
    <!-- Script to use :nth-last-of-type() Selector -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            let el = $("ul li:nth-last-of-type(odd)").css({
                background: "green"
            });
        });
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

  

Example 2: This example use :nth-last-of-type() selector to select last element. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 
<head>
    <title>
        jQuery | :nth-last-of-type() Selector
    </title>
    <script src=
    </script>
</head>
 
<body>
    <section>
        <article>
            <p>Company - GeeksforGeeks</p>
            <p>Name - ABC</p>
            <p>Email - abc@geeksforgeeks.org</p>
        </article>
        <article>
            <p>Company - GFG</p>
            <p>Name - XYZ</p>
            <p>Email - xyz@gfg.org</p>
        </article>
        <article>
            <p>Company - G4G</p>
            <p>Name - Geeks</p>
            <p>Email - geeks@g4g.org</p>
        </article>
    </section>
    <!-- Script to use :nth-last-of-type() selector -->
    <script>
        $(document).ready(function () {
            $("article p:first-of-type").css({
                fontWeight: "bold",
                fontSize: '1.2rem'
            })
            $("article p:nth-last-of-type(1)").css({
                fontStyle: 'italic',
                opacity: 0.8
            })
        })
    </script>
</body>
 
</html>


Output:

 



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