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mohammed abdi abdulahi warsame
4,926 Pointswhy is nth child applays only on specific numbers?
i want to applay the nth child in each of my pictures that run out of the line not only the 4th or 8th!!
2 Answers
Erik S.
9,789 PointsHi Mohammed, you can also use a formula with nth-child. It has this form:
img:nth-child(an+b) {}
Where a is the cycle size, n is a counter (starts at 0), and b is an offset value. So if you want to adress every second image for example , you can use:
img:nth-child(2n+0) {}
mohammed abdi abdulahi warsame
4,926 Pointsthanks alot i think i can use this when i want to apply it in my website
Erik S.
9,789 PointsGreat, good luck for your website!