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CSS CSS Layout Techniques Float Layout Float Layout Challenge

Posted by Madeline Rychel
Madeline Rychel
2,441 Points

What am I missing here? .main-logo .main-nav float left

Challenge Task 1 of 4 is giving me an error after asking me to float .main-logo and main.nav list items left. Response: "Bummer! Make sure you're floating left" Confused??

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Floats</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="main-wrapper">  
        <header class="main-header">
            <h1 class="main-logo"><a href="#">My Work</a></h1>
            <ul class="main-nav">
                <li><a href="#">Design</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Coding</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Writing</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Hire Me!</a></li>
            </ul>
        </header>
        <div class="primary col">
            <h1>I'm a Designer</h1>
            <p>I design beautiful user interfaces, then bring them to life with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I love including personal photographs of nature, people and everyday things in my designs.</p>
            <p>If you need a front-end designer for your next project, <a href="#">take a look at my work</a>, then <a href="#">get in touch</a>!</p>
        </div>
        <div class="secondary col">
            <h2>I Also Write</h2>
            <p>I like teaching others about the latest web in technology. So when I'm not designing or coding websites &amp; apps, you'll find me writing <a href="#">articles for my blog</a>.</p>
        </div>
        <div class="extra">

        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

/* Float Styles
================================ */

.main-logo,
.main-nav {
  float:left;
}

/* Float Clearfix
================================ */

.group:after {
  content: " ";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

3 Answers

Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points
Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

"float .main-logo and main.nav list items left" --> main nav list items. :wink:

Bartosz Ciach
Bartosz Ciach
5,879 Points
Bartosz Ciach
Bartosz Ciach
5,879 Points

.main-logo, .main-nav li { float: left; }

Madeline Rychel
Madeline Rychel
2,441 Points
Madeline Rychel
Madeline Rychel
2,441 Points

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!