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

Kathleen Vincent
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Kathleen Vincent
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,455 Points
Posted by Kathleen Vincent
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Kathleen Vincent
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,455 Points

What is the property and value to clear floats right and left of an element?

Select .copyright and apply the property and value that clears both the left and right floats.

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

.footer-nav {
  float: left;
}

.footer-nav li {
  float: left;
}

.logo {
  float: right;
}

.copyright {
  float: none;
}

.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 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>
    </div>
    </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

Hi Kathleen,

Check out the .clearfix::after selector you have here, since you're already clearing both sides of floats for that element. For some further reading on the clear property, check out CSS-Tricks.