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title: "Change color and background via negative index"
description: "Change color and background via negative index"
author: "Ethan Karla"
published: 2021-07-28
updated: 2023-11-28
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156635/change-color-and-background-via-negative-index
category: "jquery"
tags: ["jquery"]
reading_time: 1 minute
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# Change color and background via negative index
How to change [color](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/77/how-to-split-form-background-color-in-c-sharp) and [background](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/65/how-to-change-background-color-of-tab-control-in-c-sharp) via negative [index](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/198/index-in-sql-server) using jQuery eq [method](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/166/webservice-method)?
## Replies
### Reply by Aryan Kumar
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In jQuery, negative indices are not typically used to directly access elements or properties. However, you can achieve a similar effect by using the **:last** selector in combination with the **prev()** method. Let's say you want to change the color and background of the second-to-last paragraph. Here's an example:
```plaintext
Change Color and Background with jQuery
This is the first paragraph.
This is the second paragraph.
This is the third paragraph.
This is the fourth paragraph.
```
In this example, **$("p:last").prev()** selects the second-to-last paragraph, and then the **css** method is used to change its color to white and background color to blue. Adjust the selectors and styles based on your specific needs.
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