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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :nth Pseudo-Class Challenge - Pt. 2

Posted by Julie Jensen
Julie Jensen
2,292 Points

code not working

Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong here?

style.css 
/* Write the CSS in the media query below */

@media (min-width: 607px) {
  img {
    float: left;
  }
  img:nth-of-child(3n+4) {
   clear: left;
  }
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
   <h1>My Gallery</h1>
    <img src="thumb-forest.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-resort.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-trees.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-falls.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-view.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-sunset.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-lake.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-beach.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-bay.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-peaks.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-falls.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-resort.jpg" alt="">
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points
Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points

Hi Julie,

The directions are telling you to use the :nth-of-type() not the :nth-child(). Try again with :nth-of-type() and the code should pass.

Hope this helps and happy coding!

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi Julie!

The giveaway is in this part of the challenge:

"Replace :nth-child with the pseudo-class that only targets a specific TYPE of child element."

So, you'll want to replace :nth-child(3n+4) with :nth-of-type(3n+4).

This passes:

/* Write the CSS in the media query below */

@media (min-width: 607px) {
  img {
    float: left;
  }
  img:nth-of-type(3n+4) { /*** only targets a specific TYPE of child element ***/
   clear: left;
  }
}

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!

Julie Jensen
Julie Jensen
2,292 Points
Julie Jensen
Julie Jensen
2,292 Points

thanks, both of you! x