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JavaScript CSS Selectors Quickstart Pseudo-classes and Combinators Pseudo-classes Challenge

Nathaniel Bennett
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Nathaniel Bennett
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Posted by Nathaniel Bennett
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Nathaniel Bennett
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I set the :nth-child(1) class and was told it was not correct

I receive an error on the the challenge for using li:nth-child(1) as selector

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
li:nth-child(1){
 color: white; 
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Pseudo-classes Challenge</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <ul>
      <li>Papayas</li>
      <li>Avocados</li>
      <li>Pineapples</li>
      <li>Grapefruits</li>
      <li>Pomegranates</li>
      <li>Tamarinds</li>
      <li>Kiwis</li>
      <li>Lemons</li>
      <li>Bananas</li>
      <li>Tomatoes</li>
    </ul>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,160 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,160 Points

The instructions say: "Use a pseudo-class to select the first-child list item."

While nth-child(1) does actually do this job, it's not the clearest choice for the task. The challenge is specifically looking for you to use the the first-child pseudo-class.