:nth-last-of-type() pseudo-class Daniel Glazman CSS 3 Module W3C Selectors Next :first-child pseudo-class Previous :nth-of-type() pseudo-class Test # 31 of 246 of the static tests category Testing :nth-last-of-type() pseudo-class ID 31 Date 11-july-2001 Revision 1.0

This paragraph should have green background

But this address is here only to fill space in the dom..

So does this paragraph !

And so does this one too.

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 .red { background-color : red } p:nth-last-of-type(3) { background-color : lime } dl > :nth-last-of-type(3n+1) { background-color : lime } <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="red">This paragraph should have green background</p> <address xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">But this address is here only to fill space in the dom..</address> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">So does this paragraph !</p> <p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">And so does this one too.</p> <dl xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <dt>First definition term</dt> <dd>First definition</dd> <dt>Second definition term</dt> <dd>Second definition</dd> <dt class="red">Third definition term that should have green background</dt> <dd class="red">Third definition that should have green background</dd> <dt>Fourth definition term</dt> <dd>Fourth definition</dd> <dt>Fifth definition term</dt> <dd>Fifth definition</dd> <dt class="red">Sixth definition term that should have green background</dt> <dd class="red">Sixth definition that should have green background</dd> </dl>