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Ivan Vilches
1,819 Pointsnot working code
li:nth-child(3){
background-color: #FF6347;
};
That code does not work , why?
3 Answers
Jack Choi
11,420 PointsDo 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
47,913 PointsTry removing the semicolon after the closing bracket. It should look like this:
li:nth-child(3){
background-color: #FF6347;
}
Etienne Gevry
9,611 Pointsit needs a space between ) and {
Michael Hulet
47,913 PointsActually, that's in no way required. Personally, I like it without a space