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Represents the last element among a group of sibling elements.

selector:last-child { property: value; }

property	Any valid CSS property.
value	Any of the range of values available to the corresponding property.

The :last-child pseudo-class applies styles to the last element among a group of sibling elements.

The syntax for using the :last-child pseudo-class is straightforward. A selector immediately precedes the pseudo-class.

For example, to change the background color of last-child elements on a page.

div:last-child { background-color: beige }

The following demonstrates use of the :last-child pseudo-class in an embedded stylesheet to set the style of last-child elements on a page.

• 14.3.4. :last-child pseudo-class

:first-child( )   :nth-child( )   :nth-last-child( )   :only-child( )