---
type: "fhirpath-function"
title: "FHIRPath Function: tail"
function: "tail"
category: "Subsetting"
section: "5.3.5"
source: "fhirpath/functions.json"
---
# FHIRPath Function: tail
Returns a collection containing all but the first item in the input collection. Will return an empty collection if the input collection has no items, or only one item.
## Summary
- **Category**: Subsetting
- **Section**: `5.3.5`
- **Return Type**: `collection`
- **Empty Input Result**: `empty`
- **Errors on Multiple Input**: `false`
## Description
Returns a collection containing all but the first item in the input collection.
## Arguments
- none
## Type Mapping
- `Any-Any`
## Example
```fhirpath
Patient.name.tail() // returns all but the first name element
```