The :Last-Child Pseudo-Class

The :last-child selector matches every element that is the last child of its parent. This example specifies a background color for the <p> element that is the last child of its parent:

HTML file: Displayed by browser:
<style>
p:last-child {
    background: #ff0000;
}
</style>
<body>
<p>The first paragraph.</p>
<p>The second paragraph.</p>
<p>The third paragraph.</p>
<p>The fourth paragraph.</p>
</body>

The first paragraph.

The second paragraph.

The third paragraph.

The fourth paragraph.

Note: This is equal to nth-last-child(1).

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