:nth-last-child() Back
- The
:nth-last-child()
is a CSS pseudo-class selector that allows you to select elements based on their index (source order) inside their container, starting from the last element upwards. - You can also pass positive number, predefined keywords(even, odd) and formula to
nth-last-child()
likenth-child()
.
Case: learning :nth-child()
See the Pen JGzdyG by aleen42 (@aleen42) on CodePen.
Note
- Using some tools to help dealing with the calculations for
nth-child
by visualizing.- CSS3 structural pseudo-class selector tester by Lea Verou
- NTH-TEST – nth-child and nth-of-type tester by Paul Maloney
- There is a pseudo-class selector that has a similar functionality to that of
:nth-child()
, that selector is the:nth-last-child()
selector.:nth-last-child()
is similar to:nth-child
, except that instead of iterating through the elements from the first one downwards, it starts iterating from the last element up.