CSS3 :nth-last-of-type()Selectors
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Example
Specifies the background color for each p element that matches the 2nd-to-last sibling element of the same type:
{
background:#ff0000;
}
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Definition and Usage
:nth-last-of-type(n) selector matches the nth-to-last sibling element of the same type.
nIt can be a number, a keyword, or a formula.
Tip:Please refer to::nth-last-child()Selector. This selector matches the nth-to-last structural child element within the parent element.
Browser Support
The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version that supports this property.
| Selectors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :nth-last-of-type() | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 9.6 |
More Examples
Example 1
Odd and even can be used as keywords to match child elements whose index is odd or even.
Here, we specify two different background colors for odd and even nth-last p elements:
{
background:#ff0000;
}
p:nth-last-of-type(even)
{
background:#0000ff;
}
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Example 2
Using the formula (an + b). Description: a represents the size of a cycle, n is a counter (starting from 0), and b is an offset.
Here, we specify a background color for all p elements whose index, in reverse order, is a multiple of 3:
{
background:#ff0000;
}
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