Is it possible to select the last n items with nth-child?

Question

Using a standard list, I\'m trying to select the last 2 list items. I\'ve various permutations of An+B but nothing seems to select the last 2:

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Answer 1

This will select the last two iems of a list:

li:nth-last-child(-n+2) {color:red;}

  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred
  
fred