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

pavelzharnikau
pavelzharnikau
3,690 Points
Posted by pavelzharnikau
pavelzharnikau
3,690 Points

Is it a mistake in li:nth-child code challenge?

I have been confused with this task.

TASK: Create a new rule that targets the first 4 list items only. Set the font weight to bold.

First, without thinking I write:

li:nth-child(4n+1) {
  font-weight: bold;
}

And the system says it's OK. But then I thought, that something is odd with this code. If we need to target only first 4 list items, then the code must be:

li:nth-child(-n+4) {
  font-weight: bold;
}

Because first code tells us to target every fourth list item starting with the first one. Am I right?

Both codes were accepted by the system, but I'm sure there is something wrong with it.

2 Answers

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Pavel,

Your reasoning is correct. The first one selects 1, 5, 9, 13, ...

The challenge seems to be broken. All that seems to matter is that the 1st item is selected regardless of what else is or isn't selected.

Your second answer should be the correct one. That selects the 4th item and every item that comes before it.

You may want to email support about this.

pavelzharnikau
pavelzharnikau
3,690 Points
pavelzharnikau
pavelzharnikau
3,690 Points

Thank you for confirming my guess.

Weston Deutschlander
Weston Deutschlander
2,646 Points

Thought I was losing my mind, relieved to see I am not the only one!

Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

Contribution /* Write your CSS below */ Task 1 li:nth-child(-n+3) { color: white; background-color: black; } task 2 li:nth-last-child(2n+3) { color: white; background-color: #FF6347; }

task 3 li:nth-child(-n+4) { font-weight: bold; }