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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics Combinators Challenge

Sarah McHarg
Sarah McHarg
3,610 Points

CSS Selectors Challenge Task 2 of 2

It looks like we need to decrease the space between h2 elements and the paragraph that immediately follows. Create a new selector that targets p elements that are adjacent siblings of an h2. Then, set the top margin to .5em.

Bummer! Are you setting the correct 'margin-top' value?

It says .5em on my stylesheet, why won't it accept?

style.css
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-nav > li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 20px;
}


.h2 + p {
  margin-top: .5em;
}
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="base.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <header class="main-header">
    <h1>My Blog</h1>
    <ul class="main-nav">
      <li><a href="#">About Me</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">My Work</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Get In Touch</a></li>
    </ul>
  </header>
    <div class="main">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut et feugiat libero. Cras ut fermentum nisi. Nullam mattis, ipsum commodo laoreet volutpat, augue eros ornare lorem, eu interdum leo massa a nibh.</p>
        <p>In vel semper lorem. Pellentesque in quam pulvinar, fringilla justo ac, accumsan ante. Etiam in malesuada lacus.</p>

        <div class="post">
            <h2>Post Heading</h2>
            <p>Nulla eu vestibulum mauris. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Integer blandit ex velit, vitae consequat quam viverra at... <a href="#">read more &raquo;</a></p>
        </div>
        <div class="post">
            <h2>Post Heading</h2>
            <p>Aliquam cursus tempor molestie. Phasellus nec mattis elit. Sed fringilla laoreet magna, sodales vulputate leo auctor eu. Cras scelerisque laoreet faucibus. Proin cursus, metus... <a href="#">read more &raquo;</a></p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
Eugenia Lysenko
Eugenia Lysenko
1,910 Points

You put a point before "h2" :)

Sarah McHarg
Sarah McHarg
3,610 Points

Yes, you are right. The punctuation always trips me up! Thank you :-)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points

The instructions ask for a "selector that targets p elements that are adjacent siblings of an h2".

Both "p" and "h2" are tag names, so neither one should have a period in front. Periods are for class names.

I am also having a problem with this question.

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-nav > li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 20px;
};

h2 + p {
  margin-top: .5em;
}

as far as I know this is correct? yet it still says "Bummer: Are you setting the correct 'margin-top' value?"...

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,708 Points

In future, always post a fresh new question instead of asking one in an "answer".

But in this case, the issue is that semicolons do not go between rules (just between property-value sets inside a rule).

Noted! Yes Iโ€™m still in JavaScript mode haha, Thanks