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

Posted by Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong
1,636 Points

float

I have tried the following style on my local machine and it works, but I still keep getting Bummer! ...

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

.footer-nav {
  float: left;
}

.footer-nav>li {
  float: left;
}

.logo {
  float: right;
}
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

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

.footer-nav {
  float: left;

}

.footer-nav>li {
    float: right;
  }

.logo {
  float: right;
}
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>

3 Answers

David Schriever
David Schriever
1,777 Points
David Schriever
David Schriever
1,777 Points

Remove the > symbol

.footer-nav li {
    float: right;
}
David Schriever
David Schriever
1,777 Points
David Schriever
David Schriever
1,777 Points

Hey Brian,

Your code seems right. What you missed was to give the footer element the class .clearfix.

 <footer class="clearfix"> <--------------------------------------------------
            <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>
Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong
1,636 Points

Thanks for that, but it didn't work....... The error I get is

Bummer! Make sure you're selecting the list items inside '.footer-nav'.

I get the same if I do it this way;

.footer-nav { float: left; li { float: right; } }

Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong
1,636 Points
Brian Armstrong
Brian Armstrong
1,636 Points

Thanks David, obviously a little bit of knowledge is dangerous....