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CSS CSS Layout Basics Getting Started with CSS Layout Creating a Sticky Footer

Leandro Severino
Leandro Severino
12,674 Points
Posted by Leandro Severino
Leandro Severino
12,674 Points

p:last-child was not explained?

I guess the code below was not explained that's why I was having a space between the wrap and the footer.

p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

The selector p:last-child targets only the last <p> element in a group of them that share the same "parent" (containing element), and the rest of it makes sure it has no bottom margin.

I'm guessing somewhere else a margin was established for the p elements, but they wanted the last one to have no margin.

But without seeing the rest of your code, I'm not sure why this would cause a problem.

Leandro Severino
Leandro Severino
12,674 Points
Leandro Severino
Leandro Severino
12,674 Points

Thanks! Actually the problem is related to the margins collapsing when I implemented the sticky footer. Without it, there would be a space in between the footer and the wrapper(the content and the header).