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CSS CSS Layout CSS Layout Techniques Display

Posted by Dena Harris
Dena Harris
2,258 Points

Display the list items inside .main-list side by side. Use the display value that generates a block element that flows w

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

header {
  text-align: center;
}
.logo {
  width: 60px;
  margin: auto;
li {
.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>

2 Answers

John Maxwell
John Maxwell
9,249 Points
John Maxwell
John Maxwell
9,249 Points

Dena,

When targeting a descendent of an item you need to use a descendent selector technique to accomplish this.

Give this a try, and I hope that it helps!

.main-list li {
display: inline-block;
}
Cameron Childres
Cameron Childres
11,820 Points
Cameron Childres
Cameron Childres
11,820 Points

Hi Dena,

You've got the right idea with inline-block but aren't targeting the li elements correctly. To target li elements within .main-list you'll need to use a descendent selector. This is accomplished by combining two selectors on one line, the first selector being the parent and the second being the descendent:

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

Also, be sure to close the previous rule for .logo out properly with a curly brace:

.logo {
  width: 60px;
  margin: auto;
}

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

You may want to check out this video on descendent selectors. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.