jQuery :nthlastchild() Selector (original) (raw)

jQuery :nth-last-child() Selector

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

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 `

<!-- 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>

jQuery | :nth-last-child() Selector

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Output:

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

HTML `

<!-- 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>

jQuery | :nth-last-child() Selector

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Output: