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

Posted by Munashe Shava
Munashe Shava
6,789 Points

Create a pseudo-class selector that targets the first-child li in .main-nav. Remove all border styles by setting border

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

1 Answer

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

I would encourage you to give it a shot yourself and see how far you can get. If you feel stuck, here are some hints and references.

W3Schools has good reference pages for :first-child, border, and border-radius.

The first step is to select the elements. In this case, remember that you can select by class using . notation, and that :first-child is paired with the element you're trying to target - not with its parent element.

border-radius is applied as top-left > top-right > bottom-right > bottom-left, so keep that in mind when setting the 5px since you're only meant to be changing two of the corners.

If you're still feeling lost or have follow up questions, please let me know. Otherwise, good luck and happy coding!

Mike Johnson
Mike Johnson
6,392 Points

Thank you! I was super stuck on this!