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Asked: 2026-05-12T06:54:22+00:00

I have a selector, td > a.leftmenuitem:last, div > a.leftmenuitem:last , and I’d like

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I have a selector, “td > a.leftmenuitem:last, div > a.leftmenuitem:last“, and I’d like to simplify it a little. I’ve tried “* > a.leftmenuitem:last“, “td, div > a.leftmenuitem:last“, and “(td, div) > a.leftmenuitem:last“, none of which work the way the first selector does. Is this kind of thing just not possible in the selector syntax without making a separate selector for each?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can’t simplify:

    td > a.leftmenuitem:last, div > a.leftmenuitem:last

    without there being something in common so you can select all relevant td and div elements with one expression. For example if they both had class blah you could do:

    .blah > a.leftmenuitem:last

    But do not use this kind of expression if you can avoid it. Class selectors are slow (compared to ID and tag selectors).

    Is there something wrong with just?

    a.leftmenuitem:last

    ?

    By the way, are you certain :last is the correct choice? A lot of people mistakenly using it, mistaking it for :last-child. :last will only match one element, the last matching element found on the page.

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