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Posted by Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

How to interpret :nth-child(3n + 1)

This is my interpretation so please correct me if I don't comprehend this right or phrase it better.

For the element subsequent (which is the 4th li, 7th li, 10th li, etc..) to every other third element, we want to revert it back to a normal flow to prevent any formatting issues on each row in the div when resizing the browser. Take the 4th element. When the 4th element is reverted back to normal flow on a new line, the 5th and 6th elements still take on the float property. This sequence would repeat itself for each subsequent row.

Is that accurate?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

It sounds like you've got it. :+1:

This arrangement keeps the images in three columns as they wrap down the screen.

Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points
Benjamin Hedgepeth
Benjamin Hedgepeth
5,672 Points

What would be other specific reasons for using :nth-child?