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

Posted by Polo Moreno
Polo Moreno
11,782 Points

why is the correct answer in this challenge in css

in this challenge say this 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

i have a question where is the form of respose in border-radius.

i understand border-radius take all spaces in the moment in write 5px
but the challenge say is not correct.

why is the problem in my code?

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

li:first-child{
  border: none; 


}

.main-nav{
border-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>
      <p>Tattooed viral put a bird on it skateboard. Drinking vinegar locavore squid farm-to-table, dreamcatcher tattooed kitsch scenester. Tousled wolf squid Wes Anderson PBR, Williamsburg banh mi dreamcatcher stumptown ethnic sartorial mlkshk. Hella mixtape bespoke mustache Bushwick. Post-ironic hashtag jean shorts, Truffaut organic roof party pop-up wayfarers selvage narwhal. Mixtape roof party twee, post-ironic bespoke hella artisan meggings Carles brunch pop-up Tonx street art normcore. DIY paleo slow-carb occupy tofu fingerstache.</p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
Becky Hirsch
Becky Hirsch
14,069 Points

Hi Josue! If you combine the selectors you have to target the first-child li in .main-nav and change the top-left and bottom-left border-radius to 5px it comes out like so:

.main-nav, li:first-child {
  border: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

Hope this helps!

Alexander Melo
Alexander Melo
4,297 Points
Alexander Melo
Alexander Melo
4,297 Points

You have to select the list items in the .main-nav and give it the pseudo element :first-child.

.main-nav li:first-child {
  border-style: none;
  border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
}

Remember border-radius can take 4 values. taking the example above 5px is border top left, 0 is the border top right, the second zero is border bottom right, then the last 5px is border bottom left. Think of a clock going clockwise. -Hope this helped you Josue.

1 Answer

Ariel Aronica
Ariel Aronica
6,646 Points
Ariel Aronica
Ariel Aronica
6,646 Points

You need to be more specific with your selector for this particular question. They are looking for " border-top-left-radius" and "border-bottom-left-radius" I believe.