Web/API/Node/lastChild

The Node.lastChild read-only property returns the last child of the node. If its parent is an element, then the child is generally an element node, a text node, or a comment node. It returns null if there are no child elements.

Syntax

var childNode = node.lastChild;

Example

var tr = document.getElementById("row1");
var corner_td = tr.lastChild;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DOMThe definition of 'Node.lastChild' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'Node.lastChild' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 Core SpecificationThe definition of 'Node.lastChild' in that specification.	Obsolete	No change
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 SpecificationThe definition of 'Node.lastChild' in that specification.	Obsolete	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
lastChild	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support Yes	Opera Full support Yes	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 45	Opera Android Full support Yes	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support  

Full support

Node.lastChild by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.