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CSS CSS Layout Basics Page Layout with the Float Property Footer Layout with Floats

Hamed Ali
Hamed Ali
5,626 Points
Posted by Hamed Ali
Hamed Ali
5,626 Points

CSS: Working with Floats

Does anyone know the challenge question answer for:

"Display the list items inside .footer-nav side by side with a float."

style.css 
.footer-nav {
  float: left;
}
.logo {
  float: inline;
}
.footer-nav li {
  float;
}
.clearfix::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Getting Started with 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">
        <footer>
            <img class="logo" src="city-logo.svg" alt="logo">
            <ul class="footer-nav">
                <li><a href="#">Ice cream</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Donuts</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Tea</a></li>
                <li><a href="#">Coffee</a></li>
            </ul>
            <p class="copyright">&copy;2015 The Best City.</p>
        </footer>
    </div>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Hamed Ali
Hamed Ali
5,626 Points
Hamed Ali
Hamed Ali
5,626 Points

specifically the challenge question is: "Display the list items inside .footer-nav side by side with a float."

applying this code resolved it:

.footer-nav li { float: right; }

Sandra Norris
Sandra Norris
3,895 Points
Sandra Norris
Sandra Norris
3,895 Points

ul { list-style: none outside none; margin:0; padding: 0; } li { float: left; margin: 0 10px; }

and wrap your list in a div