Select second last element with css

Note: Posted this answer because OP later stated in comments that they need to select the last two elements, not just the second to last one.

The :nth-child CSS3 selector is in fact more capable than you ever imagined!

For example, this will select the last 2 elements of #container:

#container :nth-last-child(-n+2) {}

But this is just the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

#container :nth-last-child(-n+2) {
  background-color: cyan;
}

<div id="container">
 <div>a</div>
 <div>b</div>
 <div>SELECT THIS</div>
 <div>SELECT THIS</div>
</div>

In CSS3 you have:

:nth-last-child(2)

See: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/:nth-last-child

nth-last-child Browser Support:

Chrome 2

Firefox 3.5

Opera 9.5, 10

Safari 3.1, 4

Internet Explorer 9

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