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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :nth Pseudo-Class Challenge

Andre Kucharzyk
Andre Kucharzyk
4,479 Points
Posted by Andre Kucharzyk
Andre Kucharzyk
4,479 Points

What's wrong with this?

What's wrong with this?

@media (min-width: 607px) { img { float: left; } img:nth-child (3n+4) { clear

style.css 
/* Write the CSS in the media query below */

@media (min-width: 607px) {
  img {
    float: left;
  }
  img:nth-child (3n+4) {
    clear: left;
  }
}
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>
    <img src="thumb-forest.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-resort.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-trees.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-falls.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-view.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-sunset.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-lake.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-beach.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-bay.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-peaks.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-falls.jpg" alt="">
    <img src="thumb-resort.jpg" alt="">
</body>
</html>

3 Answers

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

It should pass if you remove the space between nth-child and (3n+4)

Andre Kucharzyk
Andre Kucharzyk
4,479 Points
Andre Kucharzyk
Andre Kucharzyk
4,479 Points

Holy shit, that was frustrating. Thanks man <3

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

I've definitely been there - driven myself crazy only to find that there's an errant space somewhere

Christopher De Lette
PLUS
Christopher De Lette
Courses Plus Student 7,139 Points
Christopher De Lette
Christopher De Lette
Courses Plus Student 7,139 Points

Hi Andre,

Remove the space between the psuedo class and the params in parenthesis, other than that you have the correct CSS written as is.

Take care!