CSS: last-child of parent

Question

:last-child works great when all of the "children" elements are the same (ie: all <p>'s or all <li>'s and the rule is applied to that type of child.

But how can I use CSS to select the last "child" element inside a parent which contains varying elements?

For instance, in this example, how could I apply a rule to the .parent to select the last object inside of it (the div)?

.parent:last-child {
  background-color: red;
 }

<div class="parent">
  
  <p>First child</p>
  <input type="text" placeholder="Second child" />
  <div>Third child</div>
  
</div>

Answer 1

You can use .parent > *:last-child or just .parent > :last-child

An asterisk (*) is the universal selector for CSS. It matches a single element of any type. Omitting the asterisk with simple selectors has the same effect.

.parent > *:last-child {    background-color: red;  }

<div class="parent">    <p>First child</p>    <input type="text" placeholder="Second child" />    <div>Third child</div>  </div>