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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics Combinators Challenge

Posted by Megan Zanders
Megan Zanders
3,623 Points

Challenge 1 of Child Selectors

I am not sure what the answer is. This is my best guess. Maybe someone could point out what I am missing.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
li > [main-nav] {
    display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 20px;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="base.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <header class="main-header">
    <h1>My Blog</h1>
    <ul class="main-nav">
      <li><a href="#">About Me</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">My Work</a></li>
      <li><a href="#">Get In Touch</a></li>
    </ul>
  </header>
    <div class="main">
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut et feugiat libero. Cras ut fermentum nisi. Nullam mattis, ipsum commodo laoreet volutpat, augue eros ornare lorem, eu interdum leo massa a nibh.</p>
        <p>In vel semper lorem. Pellentesque in quam pulvinar, fringilla justo ac, accumsan ante. Etiam in malesuada lacus.</p>

        <div class="post">
            <h2>Post Heading</h2>
            <p>Nulla eu vestibulum mauris. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Integer blandit ex velit, vitae consequat quam viverra at... <a href="#">read more &raquo;</a></p>
        </div>
        <div class="post">
            <h2>Post Heading</h2>
            <p>Aliquam cursus tempor molestie. Phasellus nec mattis elit. Sed fringilla laoreet magna, sodales vulputate leo auctor eu. Cras scelerisque laoreet faucibus. Proin cursus, metus... <a href="#">read more &raquo;</a></p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The challenge asks for "a child selector that targets li elements that are direct children of .main-nav. "

You've got the right combinator, but the parent should go on the left side, and the target goes on the right. Also, brackets are for attributes, for a class you just put a period in front of the name.