jQuery :nthlastoftype() Selector (original) (raw)

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

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

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.

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

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