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

Posted by Ivan Vilches
Ivan Vilches
1,819 Points

not working code

li:nth-child(3){
    background-color: #FF6347;
};

That code does not work , why?

3 Answers

Jack Choi
Jack Choi
11,420 Points
Jack Choi
Jack Choi
11,420 Points

Do you mind posting your code so we may see what's wrong? Based on the CSS alone it should work. Here's a quick example I drafted: http://jsfiddle.net/wv9fhk8n/

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

Try removing the semicolon after the closing bracket. It should look like this:

li:nth-child(3){
    background-color: #FF6347;
}
Etienne Gevry
Etienne Gevry
9,611 Points
Etienne Gevry
Etienne Gevry
9,611 Points

it needs a space between ) and {

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,913 Points

Actually, that's in no way required. Personally, I like it without a space