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CSS CSS Basics Basic Selectors Descendant Selectors

paul melius
paul melius
3,234 Points
Posted by paul melius
paul melius
3,234 Points

descendent selectors

My code is working in the preview but I'm failing the objective. The hints didn't help, so I'm hoping someone can!

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header span {
font-size:26px;
}
.main-content ul li {
background-color:papayawhip;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Developer Diane: Resume</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main>
    <header>
      <img src="developer-diane.jpg" alt="Developer Diane coding on her laptop.">
      <h1>Developer Diane: Resume</h1>
      <span>email: diane@developerdiane.com</span>
    </header>          
    <section class="main-content">
      <h2>Experience</h2>
      <ul>
        <li>
          <h3>Super Web Design Shop</h3>
          <p>Junior Developer</p>
          <p class="date special">February 2020-present</p>
        </li>
        <li>
          <h3>Pretty Good Websites, Inc.</h3>
          <p>Web Development Intern</p>
          <p>July 2019-January 2020</p>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </section>
    <section>
      <h2>Awards and Achievements</h2>
      <ol>
        <li>Dev Ninja Award, November 2020</li>
        <li>Developer of the Month, October 2019</li>
        <li>Achieved rating of 6 kyu on <a href="https://www.codewars.com/">Codewars</a></li>
        <li>Certified Accessibility Specialist</li>
      </ol>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <p>Developer Diane. <small>Ā©2020</small></p>
    </footer>
  </main>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

jb30
jb30
44,806 Points

.main-content ul li targets elements with the <li> tag inside .main-content ul, and sets the background color for each individual list item without setting a background color for the unordered list inside .main-content. To change the background color of elements with the <ul> tag inside .main-content, use .main-content ul