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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :nth Pseudo-Class Challenge

Posted by Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
3,436 Points

My solution isn't working

I added what I think is the right code to solve the challenge but it didn't solve it. Can you help me and put me in the right direction?

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

@media (min-width: 607px){
  img:nth-child(1){
  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>

1 Answer

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hi there,

I've got a couple things that should get you going in the right direction:

  • on your img selector, you don't need to use nth-child at all - we want to float all of them, so you just need "img" there

  • for the second step, you're really close, and just need one small change to your nth-child formula. Here's a hint: the formula for nth-child is nth-child(an + b), where a is the spacing of your selection (every third child) and b is where you start (fourth child). The numbers you're using are already correct!

Good luck!