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CSS

Posted by Mark Winter
Mark Winter
2,572 Points

what am I doing wrong if I want to clear every 4th list item in the element with the if of "gallery"?

gallery li:nth-child(4){

    clear: left;
}

4 Answers

Brian Jensen
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Brian Jensen
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Brian Jensen
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Brian Jensen
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From what I can tell you are missing the id declaration # before gallery, and the n (counter) after the 4. The code below should fix it.

#gallery li:nth-child(4n) {
  clear:left
}
Mark Winter
Mark Winter
2,572 Points
Mark Winter
Mark Winter
2,572 Points

Thank you Brian. It is exactly what I had and it is not working:/

Brian Jensen
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Brian Jensen
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Brian Jensen
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From what you pasted it shows:

#gallery li:nth-child(4) { /* No **n** after the 4 */
    clear: left;
}

The code I pasted:

#gallery li:nth-child(4n) { /* Is **4n** */
  clear:left;
}

Did you add the n later and still not working?

Mark Winter
Mark Winter
2,572 Points
Mark Winter
Mark Winter
2,572 Points

Oh you are right. Thanks! :)