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CSS CSS Foundations Advanced Selectors Pseudo-Classes: :nth-child

Posted by palash chandra sarker
palash chandra sarker
2,505 Points

I cant find my mistake in li:nth-child(3) { color:white; background-color:#ff6347; } of the 2nd question

I got a problem to solve the 2nd question.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Structural Pseudo-classes</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="cc1-main-style.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <ul>
        <li>List item 1</li>
        <li>List item 2</li>
        <li>List item 3</li>
        <li>List item 4</li>
        <li>List item 5</li>
        <li>List item 6</li>
        <li>List item 7</li>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Write your CSS below */
li:nth-child(3) {
  color:white;
  background-color:#ff6347;
}

1 Answer

Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points
Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points

Hi Palash,

The challenge does not ask to change the font color, just the background color.

palash chandra sarker
palash chandra sarker
2,505 Points

Thanks Hugo.