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CSS CSS Layout CSS Layout Techniques Display

Posted by Karina Salviano
Karina Salviano
2,020 Points

having trouble to display a value that generates a block element that doesn't take full line

.main-list li a { display:inline;

}

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

header {
  text-align: center;
}

.logo {
  width: 60px;
  margin: auto;
}
.main-list li {
display:inline-block;
}
.main-list li a{
display:inline;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
    <body>
    <div class="container">
        <header>
            <img class="logo" src="city-logo.svg" alt="An illustration of a building">
            <ul class="main-list">
                <li><a href="#">Donuts</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Tea</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Coffee</a></li>
            </ul>
        </header>
    </div>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

It sounds like you want the inline-block property... which acts like a block element but doesn't by default take up the space of a whole line, which means it can sit side by side with adjacent elements.