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CSS CSS Selectors Going Further with Attribute Selectors and Pseudo-Classes :first-child and :last-child Challenge

Jennifer Mattheson
Jennifer Mattheson
4,491 Points
Posted by Jennifer Mattheson
Jennifer Mattheson
4,491 Points

Hi, I keep getting an error on this quiz question, although I'm pretty sure I'm correct. Am I missing something?

It says:

Create a pseudo-class selector that targets the first-child li in .main-nav. Remove all border styles by setting border to none. Then, set the top-left and bottom-left border-radius to 5px.

Here is my answer:

li:first-child { border: none; }

li:last-child { border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; }

I keep getting this error message: "Bummer! Make sure you're defining the correct border-radius values."

I have also tried this, and also get the same error: border-radius: 5px 0px 0px 5px;

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

li:first-child {
  border: none;
}

li:last-child {
  border-top-left-radius: 5px;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; 
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Selectors</title>
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Nunito:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <header>
      <h1>My Site!</h1>
      <ul class="main-nav">
        <li><a href="#">Home</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
        <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
      </ul>
    </header>
    <div>
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    </div>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points
Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

You are missing the border radius in the first child.

li:first-child {
  border: none;
  border-top-left-radius: 5px;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; 
}
li:last-child {
  border-top-right-radius: 5px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; 
}
Austin Baird
Austin Baird
3,842 Points
Austin Baird
Austin Baird
3,842 Points

Hi Jennifer! It looks like you may also need to put the class .main-nav before your li:last-child selector.

Like so:

.main-nav li:first-child {
  border: none;
  border-top-left-radius: 5px;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; 
}
.main-nav li:last-child {
  border-top-right-radius: 5px;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; 
}