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

Posted by nicolabell
nicolabell
18,212 Points

Do not understand why this is not selecting the list item within the class:

Why does the rule below not select the list item within the class?

.footer-nav li {

}

is there an error with the quiz?

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



.clearfix::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

.footer-nav {
  float: left;
}

.logo {
  float: right;
}

.footer-nav li {
  float: left;
}
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

Tim Acker
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Tim Acker
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Tim Acker
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 31,247 Points

This is what I have and it worked for me:

.footer-nav {
  float: left;
}

.logo {
  float: right;
}

.footer-nav li {
  float: left;
}

.clearfix::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

Was this task 2? If so, I can't see anything wrong with your code. Maybe try deleting and re-typing that portion.

Ethan Roode
Ethan Roode
6,675 Points
Ethan Roode
Ethan Roode
6,675 Points

Put it before the clearfix