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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics Combinators Challenge

Posted by Amy Tomey
Amy Tomey
12,847 Points

i don't understand what the problem is? what am i missing?

Create a child selector that targets li elements that are direct children of .main-nav. Set the display to inline-block.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below 
.main-nav > li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 20px;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="base.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <header class="main-header">
    <h1>My Blog</h1>
    <ul class="main-nav">
      <li><a href="#">About Me</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">My Work</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Get In Touch</a></li>
    </ul>
  </header>
    <div class="main">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut et feugiat libero. Cras ut fermentum nisi. Nullam mattis, ipsum commodo laoreet volutpat, augue eros ornare lorem, eu interdum leo massa a nibh.</p>
        <p>In vel semper lorem. Pellentesque in quam pulvinar, fringilla justo ac, accumsan ante. Etiam in malesuada lacus.</p>

        <div class="post">
            <h2>Post Heading</h2>
            <p>Nulla eu vestibulum mauris. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Integer blandit ex velit, vitae consequat quam viverra at... <a href="#">read more &raquo;</a></p>
        </div>
        <div class="post">
            <h2>Post Heading</h2>
            <p>Aliquam cursus tempor molestie. Phasellus nec mattis elit. Sed fringilla laoreet magna, sodales vulputate leo auctor eu. Cras scelerisque laoreet faucibus. Proin cursus, metus... <a href="#">read more &raquo;</a></p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,425 Points

Hi Amy!

This passes both tasks:

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-nav > li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 20px;
}

h2 + p {
  margin-top: 0.5em;
}

Trying copying and pasting my code in. Sometimes that helps even if what you typed looks verbatim the same!?!

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!