| Version |
|---|
| CSS3 |
| IE7 | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | Buggy | Buggy | Full |
Syntax
Description
This pseudo-class is analogous
to the :first-child
pseudo-class that was included in CSS2. It matches an element
that’s the last child element of its parent element, and as such, the
pseudo-class is equivalent to :nth-last-child(1).
Example
This selector will match any paragraph that’s the last child element of its parent element:
p:last-child {
⋮ declarations
}Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| None | None | None | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | None | Full |
In Firefox versions up to and including 2, this selector continues to select the same element even after another element is dynamically inserted before it.
In Safari versions up to and including 3, this selector will match all elements that are child elements—not just the last child element.
User-contributed notes
- ID:
- #1
- Date:
- Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:31:44 GMT
- Status:
- This note has not yet been confirmed for accuracy and relevance.
You say: "In Firefox versions up to and including 2, this selector continues to select the same element even after another element is dynamically inserted before it."
If you add an element before the last-child, it will still be the last-child. So if Firefox continues to select the same element, this is correct behaviour.
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