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Kathryn Kassapides
9,260 PointsChange the display of .main-list to the display value that generates a block element that doesn't take up a full line.
The <ul> with the class main-list is a block-level element by default, so it takes up its container's full width.
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header {
text-align: center;
}
.logo {
width: 60px;
margin: auto;
}
.main-list li{
display: inline-block;
}
.main-list ul{
display: block;
}
<!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>
2 Answers
Peter Vann
36,427 PointsHi Kathryn!
You are correct on task 1:
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header {
text-align: center;
}
.logo {
width: 60px;
margin: auto;
}
.main-list li {
display: inline-block; /*** Task 1 - Correct ***/
}
For task 2, just targeting .main-list is sufficient and you still want to use display: inline-block
Like this:
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header {
text-align: center;
}
.logo {
width: 60px;
margin: auto;
}
.main-list li {
display: inline-block; /*** Task 1 - Correct ***/
}
.main-list { /*** Element with the class of "main-list" ***/
display: inline-block; /*** Task 2 - Correct ***/
}
Although this also passes task 2:
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header {
text-align: center;
}
.logo {
width: 60px;
margin: auto;
}
.main-list li {
display: inline-block; /*** Task 1 - Correct ***/
}
ul.main-list { /*** Unordered list with the class of "main-list" ***/
display: inline-block; /*** Task 2 - Correct ***/
}
Note that this:
.main-list ul
Is a descendant selector and therefore would target an unordered list element that is a child/descendant of the element with the class of "main-list"
But/Also there is a shorthand way to pass both tasks 1 and 2, like this:
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header {
text-align: center;
}
.logo {
width: 60px;
margin: auto;
}
.main-list, /*** Note the comma ***/
.main-list li {
display: inline-block; /*** Tasks 1 & 2 - Correct ***/
}
Note that (generally speaking, ignoring margins, padding, width, height, etc):
display: block sets the element to take up the full width of its parent container
display: inline-block set the element to only be as wide as its contents
More info:
https://www.samanthaming.com/pictorials/css-inline-vs-inlineblock-vs-block/
https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_blocks.asp
Hopefully, that's enough info that you should be able to pass task 3 on your own.
I hope that helps.
Stay safe and happy coding!
Vaidehi S
5,731 Pointsif I do .main-list { display: inline-block; }
why does it bring the image next to the li? .main-list is the ul and img is outside the class then why is it tagging along?
Riley Ittidecharchoti
3,195 PointsRiley Ittidecharchoti
3,195 Pointsthank you so much! was stuck on this