# declaration-block-trailing-semicolon Require or disallow a trailing semicolon within declaration blocks. ```css a { background: orange; color: pink; } /** ↑ * This semicolon */ ``` The trailing semicolon is the _last_ semicolon in a declaration block and it is optional. This rule ignores: - Less mixins - trailing `//` comments - declaration blocks containing nested (at-)rules The [`fix` option](../../../docs/user-guide/usage/options.md#fix) can automatically fix all of the problems reported by this rule. ## Options `string`: `"always"|"never"` ### `"always"` There _must always_ be a trailing semicolon. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a { color: pink } ``` ```css a { background: orange; color: pink } ``` ```css a { @include foo } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a { color: pink; } ``` ```css a { background: orange; color: pink; } ``` ```css a { @include foo; } ``` ### `"never"` There _must never_ be a trailing semicolon. The following patterns are considered violations: ```css a { color: pink; } ``` ```css a { background: orange; color: pink; } ``` The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a { color: pink } ``` ```css a { background: orange; color: pink } ``` ## Optional secondary options ### `ignore: ["single-declaration"]` Ignore declaration blocks that contain a single declaration. The following patterns are _not_ considered violations: ```css a { color: pink } ``` ```css a { color: pink; } ```