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Desmond Dallas
Desmond Dallas
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Posted by Desmond Dallas
Desmond Dallas
6,985 Points

Align item in nav bar

Hi, I'm trying to float the last item (contact) to the right. Can anyone show me where I'm going wrong please.

<nav> <ul class="container"> <li><a href="#home">Home</a></li> <li><a href="#about">About</a></li> <li><a href="#articles">Articles</a></li> <li style="float: right"><a href="#contact">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav>

.container { list-style: none; flex-wrap: wrap; display: flex; padding: 10px; background:#3db5da; }

li a { color: #fff; padding: 10px;
background: #3db5da; text-decoration: none; display: block; }

1 Answer

Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

In your code you are using flexbox, it is pointless using a float on the child li when you have a flexbox container as your ul element.

With that being said, you can simply add one property to achieve your goal:

li:last-child {
  margin-left: auto; /*  Absorbs any extra space inside the flex-container, therefore, pushing any element to its left away. */
}

Floats are outdated and not intended for layout, they are best used for wrapping text around images.