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Start your free trialJapneet Singh
4,675 PointsPseudo selector code not working
so i was on the practice code window after my video and i was asked to type the pseudo code and i typed the following :
gallery li: nth-child(4n) { /* every 4th list element*/
clear: left; }
and its not working it shows the error that 'Make sure u set clear:left to every 4th list item'
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
#wrapper {
max-width: 940px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#logo {
text-align: center;
margin: 0;
}
h1, h2 {
color: #fff;
}
nav a {
color: #fff;
}
nav a:hover {
color: #32673f;
}
h1 {
font-family: Changa One, sans-serif;
font-size: 1.75em;
font-weight: normal;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
}
#gallery {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
#gallery li {
float: left;
width: 45%;
margin: 2.5%;
background-color: #f5f5f5;
color: #bdc3c7;
}
nav ul {
list-style: none;
margin: 0 10px;
padding: 0;
}
nav li {
display: inline-block;
}
nav a {
font-weight: 800;
padding: 15px 10px;
}
.profile-photo {
display: block;
margin: 0 auto 30px;
max-width: 150px;
border-radius: 100%;
}
.contact-info {
list-style: none;
padding: 0;
margin: 0;
font-size: 0.9em;
}
.contact-info a {
display: block;
min-height: 20px;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 20px 20px;
padding: 0 0 0 30px;
margin: 0 0 10px;
}
@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {
#gallery li{
width: 28.3333%;
}
#gallery li: nth-child(4n) {
clear: left;
}
}
2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey there Japneet,
You've pretty much got it, with one exception. You have a space between the colon (:) and nth-child
. With pseudo-selectors, you can't have a space, or the browser won't know to read that as being 'attached' to the element. Just remove the space and you're good to go. :)
Shaun Earley
20,412 PointsYou need to remove the space between I and nth-child.
li:nth-child(4n)
Japneet Singh
4,675 PointsJapneet Singh
4,675 Pointsahh ok thanks for the tip