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1,886 PointsFloat left
My code will not fall into two collumns like i need it to but rather it just floats to the left of the screen. My css is correct so here is my html. The pictures that need to be floated are in the gallery ID. Check for any problems please!!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>
Benaiah Varner
</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800|Changa+One' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
</head>
<body>
<header>
<a href="index.html" id="logo">
<h1>Benaiah Varner</h1>
<h2>11 year old.</h2>
</a>
<nav>
<ul id="green">
<li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="about.html">about</a></li>
<li><a href="Contact.html">Contact</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<div id="wrapper">
<section>
<ul id="gallery">
<li>
<a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
</a>
<P>Exspirimentation with color and textures.</P>
<a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
<img src= "img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
</a>
<P>playing with blending modes in photoshop.</P>
<a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
</a>
<P>Trying to create a 80's style of glows.</P>
<a href="img/numbers-09.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt="">
</a>
<P>drips using photoshop brushes.</P>
<a href="img/numbers-12.jpg">
<img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt="">
</a>
<P>Creating shapes using repition.</P>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
<footer>
<a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/117302655370136417616/posts"><img src="http://uofueclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/google-plus-logo.png"></a>
<p>benaiahvarner@gmail.com</p>
© 2014 Benaiah Varner
</footer>
</div>
</body>
</html>
2 Answers
Gabriel Roczanski
Courses Plus Student 2,136 Points<li>
means LIST ITEM, so, it's an <li>
for each item, not all the itens inside only ONE li tag.
The corret is
<ul>
<li>
<a>
<img>
</a>
</li>
<li>
<a>
<img>
</a>
</li>
...
</ul>
Jacob Sigman
6,581 PointsYou need to select the gallery in css like so...
gallery li {
float:left; width:45%; margin:2.5%; background-color:#f5f5f5; color:#bdc3c7;
}
Tim Knight
28,888 PointsTim Knight
28,888 PointsCould you post your CSS too please? Since CSS controls your positioning of the objects on the screen that's likely going to be your culprit.