jQuery :last Selector Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025 Suggest changes Share Like Article Like Report The jQuery :last Selector is used to select the last element of the specified type. Syntax: $(":last")Example 1: In this example, we will select the last <p> element by using jQuery :last Selector. HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("p:last").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script> </head> <body> <h1> <center> Geeks </center> </h1> <p>Geeks for Geeks</p> <p>jQuery</p> <p>Last Selector</p> </body> </html> Output: Example 2: In this example, we will change the background color of the last <p> element. HTML <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <script src= "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"> </script> <script> $(document).ready(function () { $("p:last").css( "background-color", "green"); }); </script> </head> <body> <h1> <center> Geeks </center> </h1> <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 Selector</p> </div> <div>jQuery:Last Selector</div> </body> </html> Output: Note: Above code will select only the last <p> element of second div. To select the last <p> element of first div use :last-child selector. C Code_Mech Follow Article Tags : Web Technologies JQuery jQuery-Selectors Explore jQuery Tutorial 8 min read Getting Started with jQuery 4 min read jQuery Introduction 7 min read jQuery Syntax 2 min read jQuery CDN 4 min read jQuery SelectorsJQuery Selectors 5 min read jQuery * Selector 1 min read jQuery #id Selector 1 min read jQuery .class Selector 1 min read jQuery EventsjQuery Events 4 min read jQuery bind() Method 2 min read jQuery blur() Method 1 min read jQuery change() Method 2 min read jQuery EffectsjQuery animate() Method 2 min read jQuery clearQueue() Method 2 min read jQuery delay() Method 2 min read jQuery HTML/CSSjQuery addClass() Method 2 min read jQuery after() Method 1 min read jQuery append() Method 2 min read jQuery TraversingjQuery | Traversing 4 min read jQuery add() method 1 min read jQuery addBack() Method 2 min read My Profile ${profileImgHtml} My Profile Edit Profile My Courses Join Community Transactions Logout Like