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

Nico Bee
Nico Bee
814 Points
Posted by Nico Bee
Nico Bee
814 Points

Missing something?

The instructions say, "Finally, create a new rule that targets the last 3 list items only. Set the font size to 30px."

My code:

li:nth-child(n+5) { font-size:30px; }

The hint says, "Check the selector in your CSS. Make sure you set font-size to 30px."

Am I missing something here?

Jared Harrison
Jared Harrison
4,751 Points

I think you can use nth-last-child() to start your selector from the bottom up. Try li:nth-last-child(3)

4 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,252 Points

It's got to be in your expression somewhere. I'm not clear on nth-child expressions yet but it looks like you're targetting the last 5 rather than the 3? What does the preview show you?

Ida Brogie
Ida Brogie
9,250 Points
Ida Brogie
Ida Brogie
9,250 Points

may be try this one: :nth-last-child()

Ida Brogie
Ida Brogie
9,250 Points

sorry solw internet connection, didnt see jareds comment

Nico Bee
Nico Bee
814 Points
Nico Bee
Nico Bee
814 Points

Hey, guys! I was stuck in a quiz for just the :nth-child section and hadn't gotten to :nth-last-child section yet so I don't think it would let me use that pesudo selector, although in the future I will. I think it may have been a glitch because I started a new page and copied and pasted the exact same code and it worked. I had walked away from it but all of your responses motivated me to try again sooner than I would've. Thanks for keeping me on my game :)

Kenya Sullivan
Kenya Sullivan
21,711 Points
Kenya Sullivan
Kenya Sullivan
21,711 Points

Try li:nth-last-child(-n+3) : counting from the bottom upward. If n = -3 -3+3=0 (The last Row) n=-2 -2+3=1 (second to last row), etc... nth-last-child is best in my option because if your list ever grows you can continue to select the last 3.