CSS Selector: Last-child not working

Question

In the following example the first-child selector works, the last-child doesn\'t. Please see attached screenshots.

The Problem: My class "gotit" colors the bar

Answer 1

Make sure .gotit is actually the last child of .parent. Like below.

.inner {
  min-width: 50px;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-color: gray;
  float: left;
  margin: 2px;
}
.inner:last-child {
  background-color: red;
}

If it isn't, using :last-child with .gotit won't work. See below.

.inner,
.inner-other {
  min-width: 50px;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-color: gray;
  float: left;
  margin: 2px;
}
.inner:last-child {
  background-color: red;
}

I'm guessing your markup looks like the above markup. Try regrouping your elements to help ensure that :last-child or :last-of-type will work. Something like below.

.inner div,
.inner-other div {
  min-width: 50px;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-color: gray;
  float: left;
  margin: 2px;
}
.inner div:last-child {
  background-color: red;
}