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title: "Chrome DevTools Tips: Target Recent Elements in Console"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/chrome-devtools-tips-target-recent-elements-in-console-ze7gkulm6
source_url: https://feedpress.me/link/24028/17272933/chrome-devtools-tips-target-recent-elements-in-console
type: article
source: "CSS Weekly"
published: 2026-02-09T16:36:16.606Z
updated: 2026-02-09T16:36:36.035Z
tags: ["webdev", "javascript", "google-chrome"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
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# Chrome DevTools Tips: Target Recent Elements in Console

**[CSS Weekly](https://daily.dev/sources/csswe)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Chrome DevTools provides shorthand selectors to quickly reference recently inspected elements in the Console. Use $0 for the currently selected element, $1 for the previously selected one, and $2 through $4 to access older selections from your inspection history.

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