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

Posted by Simon Pratt
Simon Pratt
11,960 Points

:nth child - is my code correct?

Hi, just doing the :nth child challenge and I think my code is right but it's coming up as wrong and I don't know why. Can anyone help? My code is:

li:nth-child (even) { color: white; background-color: black; }

Thanks, Simon

3 Answers

Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford
15,645 Points
Tom Bedford
Tom Bedford
15,645 Points

I think you have an erroneous space before (even)

Edit: too slow and not as humorous

Patrick Gerrits
Patrick Gerrits
14,614 Points
Patrick Gerrits
Patrick Gerrits
14,614 Points

The answer is somewhere in "space".....

Cryptic huh?

Simon Pratt
Simon Pratt
11,960 Points
Simon Pratt
Simon Pratt
11,960 Points

Thanks Patrick and Tom. It was indeed the space before (even). Always the little things...