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

Posted by Dennis Fayard
Dennis Fayard
7,567 Points

The floats inside the <footer> caused its height to collapse. Give the <footer> element the class that will clear all fl

The floats inside the <footer> caused its height to collapse. Give the <footer> element the class that will clear all floats inside it.

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

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.footer-nav {
 float: left;
  }

.logo {
 float: right; 
}

.footer-nav li {
 float: left; 
}

.footer {
  class="clearfix";
}

.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>

1 Answer

Julie Myers
Julie Myers
7,627 Points
Julie Myers
Julie Myers
7,627 Points

Doing the following, like you have, is illegal:

.footer {
  class="clearfix";
}
// You need to delete the above from your css.

What you need to do is put class="clearfix" inside the elements opening tag like so:

<footer class="clearfix">
  ...more coding
</footer>