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CSS How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Refactor the Layout

Pascal Houben
Pascal Houben
7,566 Points
Posted by Pascal Houben
Pascal Houben
7,566 Points

Correct Answer being ignored by Code Challenge

Hey people,

although I provided the below correct answer, the code challenge keeps on asking me if I set "clear: left" for every 4th gallery item. Why is this?

gallery li:nth-child(4) {

clear: left;

}

css/main.css 
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(3+1) {
    clear: left;
  }

}

2 Answers

Gaby Khoe
Gaby Khoe
23,205 Points
Gaby Khoe
Gaby Khoe
23,205 Points

Hi pascal, try to use 4n in stead of 4. With 4n you saying every 4th child. With 4 you saying, only the 4th child. 

#gallery li:nth-child(4n) {
clear: left;
}
Clayton Tevebaugh
Clayton Tevebaugh
7,617 Points
Clayton Tevebaugh
Clayton Tevebaugh
7,617 Points

Your answer is actually wrong. 

#gallery li:nth-child(3+1) {
    clear: left;

This selects every 3 list item starting at the first list item +1. Also you are missing the n after your 3.

#gallery li:nth-child(4n+0) {
    clear: left;

This is the correct code selects every 4th list item.

Marcus Parsons
Marcus Parsons
15,719 Points

3+1 will not work at all for selecting anything because of the missing "n" beside 3. It will not do anything when ran. Proof: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/eNvvyQ

Also, the "+0" is not necessary within the nth-child pseudo element.