# .last()

## last ( ) Returns: jQuery version added: 1.4

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

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:

    <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:

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

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

## Examples:

#### Example: Highlight the last span in a paragraph.

    <!doctype html>
    <html lang="en">
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title>css demo</title>

      <style>

      .highlight {
        background-color: yellow;
      }

      </style>

      <script src="//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: