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CSS How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Refactor the Layout

Posted by Michael Lorenzo
Michael Lorenzo
4,180 Points

Shouldn't this: #gallery li:nth-child(4) { clear: left; } be the answer to this question?

gallery li:nth-child(4) {

clear: left;

}

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a:hover {
  color: #32673f;
}

h1 {
  font-family: ‘Changa One’, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.75em;
  font-weight: normal;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #bdc3c7;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
  font-weight: 800;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}

.profile-photo {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
      max-width: 150px;
  border-radius: 100%;
}

.contact-info {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

.contact-info a {
  display: block;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  padding: 0 0 0 30px;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {
  #gallery li {
    width: 28.3333%;
  }

  #gallery li:nth-child(4) {
    clear: left;
  }
}

4 Answers

Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points
Hugo Paz
Hugo Paz
15,622 Points

Hi Michael,

I believe the question says every fourth element?

So that means 4, 8, 12, etc...

SO you need to use 4n instead of 4.

Michael Lorenzo
Michael Lorenzo
4,180 Points
Michael Lorenzo
Michael Lorenzo
4,180 Points

Thank you! I realized that after I posted the question and looked at my code again, and managed to pass.

Dave Cayouette Belanger
Dave Cayouette Belanger
1,572 Points
Dave Cayouette Belanger
Dave Cayouette Belanger
1,572 Points

Hey there Michael.

This specific problem asks that every 4th element in the gallery be cleared left. The problem with your current syntax is that it asks that ONLY the 4th element in the list be cleared left.

So it goes 1, 2, 3, 4(cleared left), 5, 6 ,7 ,8 (not cleared left), 9, etc...

If you use :nth-child(4n) instead it will work since you then ASSIGN it to clear EVERY 4th element instead of just the 4th one.

It then goes 1, 2, 3, 4(cleared left), 5, 6, 7, 8 (cleared left), 9, etc...

Hope this helps. :)