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jQuery :last-child Selector

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It is a jQuery Selector used to select every element that is the last child of its parent

Syntax:

$(":last-child")

Example 1: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<h1>
  <center>Geeks</center>
</h1>
<head>
  <script src=
  </script>
  <script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
      $("p:last-child").css(
        "background-color", "green");
    });
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <div>
    <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
    <p>jQuery</p>
    <p>Last Child Selector</p>
  </div>
</body>
</html>


Output:

  

Example 2: 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<h1>
  <center>Geeks</center>
</h1>
<head>
  <script src=
  </script>
  <script>
    $(document).ready(function () {
      $("p:last-child").css(
        "background-color", "green");
    });
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <div style="border:1px solid;">
    <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
    <p>jQuery</p>
  </div>
  <br>
  <div style="border:1px solid;">
    <p>Geeks for Geeks</p>
    <p>jQuery</p>
    <p>Last Child Selector</p>
  </div>
  <p>jQuery:Last Child Selector</p>
</body>
</html>


Output:

  

Supported Browsers:

  • Google Chrome 90.0+
  • Internet Explorer 9.0
  • Firefox 3.6
  • Safari 4.0
  • Opera 10.5

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Last Updated : 14 Nov, 2022
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