## .last()Returns: jQuery

Description: Reduce the set of matched elements to the final one in the set.

- #### version added: 1.4.last()

  - This method does not accept any arguments.

Given a jQuery object that represents a set of DOM elements, the `.last()` method constructs a new jQuery object from the last element in that set.

Consider a page with a simple list on it:

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    <ul>  <li>list item 1</li>  <li>list item 2</li>  <li>list item 3</li>  <li>list item 4</li>  <li>list item 5</li></ul>

We can apply this method to the set of list items:

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    $( "li" ).last().css( "background-color", "red" );

The result of this call is a red background for the final item.

## Example:

Highlight the last span in a paragraph.

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    <!doctype html><html lang="en"><head>  <meta charset="utf-8">  <title>last demo</title>  <style>  .highlight {    background-color: yellow;  }  </style>  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.2.js"></script></head><body> <p><span>Look:</span> <span>This is some text in a paragraph.</span> <span>This is a note about it.</span></p> <script>$( "p span" ).last().addClass( "highlight" );</script> </body></html>

#### Demo: