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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors Pseudo-Elements Challenge

Angus Eliott
Angus Eliott
3,793 Points
Posted by Angus Eliott
Angus Eliott
3,793 Points

what is wrong here please?

what is wrong with this question (error does not help)

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

.progbar::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 50%;
  height: 100%;
  border-radius: inherit;
    background-color: #5ece7f; 
}

.progbar::before a {
  content: "href";
    display: block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    left: 49%;
    top: -9px;
    background-color: #7dd898; 
}

.progbar {
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: #d6d7d9;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 3.875em; 
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="progbar"></div> 
    <a href="http://teamtreehouse.com">Check out the URL: </a>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Molly Brown
Molly Brown
2,371 Points
Molly Brown
Molly Brown
2,371 Points

My guess would be this:

.progbar::before a

.progbar does not have a child element of a. To style your anchor/hyperlink, you should be able to use just:

a 
{
// some styles
}