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CSS CSS Selectors Advanced Selectors :nth-of-type

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Learning coding
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,937 Points

Why doesn't the 4child element get the #52bab3; background with white letters?

At 1.30 in the video the 4th child (a new heading) is targeted. Although the h1 isn't a div child, it's also a child of section. So it confuses a bit, why don't the background change to #52bab3; and the letters into white?

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Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 9,937 Points

Oh i understand, it has to be the same type of child.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Congratulations on resolving your own issue. :+1:

Yes, that's the difference between :nth-child and :nth-of-type.

Changjoon Song
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Changjoon Song
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Changjoon Song
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Changjoon Song
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,092 Points

I have a similar question. Why didn't it target the h1 element when before switching over to "type". Does this mean, if h1 had been within <div>, it would be targeted?