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CSS CSS Layout Basics Page Layout with the Float Property Footer Layout with Floats

Posted by Sahmad Nakumbe
Sahmad Nakumbe
3,423 Points

The floats inside the <footer> caused its height to collapse. Give the <footer> element the class that will clear all fl

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */



.clearfix::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

.footer-nav {
    float: left;
}
.logo {
    float: right;
}

.footer-nav li {
    float: left;
}
.copyright {
    clear: both;
}

.footer clearfix {
  clear: both;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Getting Started with CSS Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
    <body>
    <div class="container">
        <footer::after>
            <img class="logo" src="city-logo.svg" alt="logo">
            <ul class="footer-nav">
                <li><a href="#">Ice cream</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Donuts</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Tea</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Coffee</a></li>
            </ul>
            <p class="copyright">&copy;2015 The Best City.</p>
        </footer>
    </div>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

"<footer::after>" is not proper HTML tag syntax. For this step, you need to add a class property to the footer tag, giving it the right name to go with the CSS rule.

There are examples of what a tag with a class looks like already in the code, like:

    <div class="container">