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CSS CSS Layout CSS Layout Techniques Display

Posted by larryjones4
larryjones4
6,784 Points

Change the display of .main-list to the display value that generates a block element that doesn't take up a full line.

Change the display of a class to the display value that generates a block element that doesn't take up a full line.

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

header {
  text-align: center;
}
.logo {
  width: 60px;
  margin: auto;
}
.main-list{
  display: inline-block;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>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">
        <header>
            <img class="logo" src="city-logo.svg" alt="An illustration of a building">
            <ul class="main-list">
                <li><a href="#">Donuts</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Tea</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Coffee</a></li>
            </ul>
        </header>
    </div>
    </body>
</html>
Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher
Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher

Hey larryjones4 are you getting the error about list items being selected? Make sure that you are selecting the correct item in

2 Answers

Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points
Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points

Hi Larry,

Yes I believe Reggie pointed you in the right direction.

You are selecting the class "main-list" but you need to select the <li> items below that class. The class is on the <ul>.

So this should work:

.main-list{
  display: inline-block;
}

Happy and safe coding!

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points
Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

Hi Larry!

This passes all three tasks:

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

header {
  text-align: center;
}
.logo {
  display: block;/***  Task 3  ***/
  width: 60px;
  margin: auto;
}

.main-list,     /***  Task 2  ***/
.main-list li { /***  Task 1  ***/
  display: inline-block;
}

Keep in mind - this:

.main-list,
.main-list li {
  display: inline-block;
}

is just shorthand for this:

.main-list { /***  Targets the whole list  ***/
  display: inline-block;
}
.main-list li { /*** Targets the individule list items. ***/
  display: inline-block;
}

I hope that helps.

Stay safe and happy coding!