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CSS CSS Layout Basics Controlling Layout with CSS Display Modes CSS Display Modes Challenge

Nicholas Chetto
Nicholas Chetto
4,221 Points
Posted by Nicholas Chetto
Nicholas Chetto
4,221 Points

confusing

change the display of .main-nav to display value that generates a block element that doesn't take up the full line.

The extra words in this challenge are confusing me and so I can seem to find what it is I need to do with this code any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you.

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

header {
  text-align: center;
}
.logo {
  width: 110px;
  margin: auto;
}
.main-nav li{
 display: inline-block;
}
.main-nav {
 text-align: center;
background: #fff;
margin-top: 6px;
margin-bottom: 6px; 
}
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">
        <header>
            <img class="logo" src="city-logo.svg" alt="logo">
            <ul class="main-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>
        </header>
    </div>
    </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Kevin Beall
Kevin Beall
13,828 Points
Kevin Beall
Kevin Beall
13,828 Points

The question is asking you to change the display value of the .main-nav. The display value you have changed is effecting the li's in the .main-nav.

Hope this helps :)

Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points
Katie Wood
Katie Wood
19,141 Points

Hi there,

It's a little tricky since they use different wording, but what they're asking for is inline-block again, since that would generate a block element that doesn't take up the full line. At this point, the code should look like this to clear Task 2:

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

header {
  text-align: center;
}
.logo {
  width: 110px;
  margin: auto;
}

.main-nav li{
  display: inline-block;
}

.main-nav {
  display: inline-block;
}

For the remainder of the challenge, it will be important to remember that "display: block;" will generate something that takes up a whole line, meaning the element will be on its own line. :)