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CSS CSS Foundations Advanced Selectors Pseudo-Classes: :nth-child

jarrod Reeves
jarrod Reeves
6,357 Points
Posted by jarrod Reeves
jarrod Reeves
6,357 Points

Create a new rule that targets the first 4 list items only. Set the font weight to bold.

li:nth-child(n+4){  
font-weight: bold; }

I am getting an error message.

Thanks

3 Answers

Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points
Colin Bell
Colin Bell
29,679 Points

Here is another good resource to look at regarding nth-child. nthmaster

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

I always look there when I can't remember how to do something like ranges using nth-child.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

I always use that to work out an nth-child before using it in my CSS.

Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points
Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points

What you are doing is not correct. That rule selects the 4, 5, 6...

What you need is li:nth-child(-n+4)