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CSS

Posted by Modure Rares
Modure Rares
Courses Plus Student 9,041 Points

How can I spread the width of a link to all the <li></li> container ?

I want to add <a> in a <li> to make a navigation menu and I want the link to be accessed even if the user presses somewhere inside the <li> item but not on the link. What CSS code should I use ????

Savannah Lynn
Savannah Lynn
13,662 Points

Hi Modure,

Do you have any padding applied to the inside of your li elements?

2 Answers

Iain Simmons
MOD
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points
Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

Since an li element is a block element by default, you could make the anchor tag a block element too and it would take up the full width (minus any padding on the li):

li a {
  display: block;
}
Michael Hernandez
Michael Hernandez
9,746 Points
Michael Hernandez
Michael Hernandez
9,746 Points

Try placing the li element inside of the anchor tags.

Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

Only li tags are allowed as direct children of a ul or ol element, for it to be valid HTML. Therefore the anchor/a tag should go within the li.