The CSS :last-child pseudo-class selects an element that is the last child element of some other element.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
:last-child{
/*declarations*/
}Let’s see an example of CSS last-child Pseudo class −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
table {
margin: auto;
padding: 10px;
border: hsl(54, 100%, 50%) solid 13px;
border-radius: 6px;
text-align: center;
}
td, th {
border-left: 2px solid black;
border-top: 3px solid black;
}
td:last-child, th:last-child {
border-right: 2px solid black;
}
th {
background-color: lightblue;
border-top: none;
}
caption {
margin-top: 3px;
background-color: purple;
caption-side: bottom;
color: white;
border-radius: 20%;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<table>
<caption>Demo</caption>
<tr>
<th colspan="4">Table</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>One</td>
<td>Two</td>
<td>Three</td>
<td>Four</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Five</td>
<td>Six</td>
<td>Seven</td>
<td>Eight</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>Output
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Let’s see another example of CSS last-child Pseudo class −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
* {
font-size: 1.1em;
list-style: circle;
}
li:first-child {
background-color: seashell;
font-family: cursive;
}
li:nth-child(2) {
background-color: azure;
font-family: "Brush Script Std", serif;
}
li:last-child {
background-color: springgreen;
font-family: "Gigi", Arial;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
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<ul>
<li>PHP is a recursive acronym for "PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor".</li>
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</ul>
</body>
</html>Output
