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JavaScript CSS Selectors Quickstart Pseudo-classes and Combinators Combinators Challenge

Posted by Quadria Freeman
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Quadria Freeman
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 15,680 Points

Help Needed

It keeps telling me to make sure I use a child combinators and every time I do it, it fails

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header img {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.main-content p {
  font-weight: bold; 
}


div + div {
margin-top: 15px; 
}
header + div { 
 background: powderblue;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Combinators Challenge</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
      <img src="mtn-landscape.jpg" alt="foggy mountains">
    </header>
    <div class="main-content">
      <h2>Journey Through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</h2>
      <p>Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.</p>
    </div>
    <div>
      <h2>From Tents to Resorts</h2>
      <span>Lake Tahoe is full of wonderful places to stay.
        <span>Sleep in the outdoors in a tent, or relax at a resort.</span>
      </span>
    </div> 
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

w3schools gives an example of a child selector

The following example selects all <p> elements that are immediate children of a <div> element:

div > p {
  background-color: yellow;
}

The final task of the challenge is similar only you are asked to target a <span> that is a direct child of a <div>.