Why doesn't the nth-child selector work?

Question

I use a selector nth-childto add background images for different social icons. However, all the icons are displayed the same. What am I doing wrong?

.social-logo {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    transition: background-image .2s;
}

#social-links div:nth-child(1) {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-linkedin.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(1):hover {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-linkedin-copy.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(2) {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-dribbble.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(2):hover {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-dribbble-copy.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(3) {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-email.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(3):hover {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-email-copy.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(4) {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-insta.svg');
}

#social-links div:nth-child(4):hover {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-insta-copy.svg');
}

<div id="social-links">
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
</div>

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Answer 1

The selector nth-childcounts siblings (i.e. elements that have the same parent element).

In your structure, HTML is div.social-logoalways the first, last, and only child element a. Thus, it nth-childhas only one element for counting.

, ( #social-links), nth-child .

#social-links a:nth-child(1) div 
#social-links a:nth-child(2) div 
#social-links a:nth-child(3) div 
              .
              .
              .

Answer 2

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<div id="social-links">
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
  <a href=""><div class="social-logo"></div></a>
</div>

CSS

.social-logo {
    display: inline-block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    transition: background-image .2s;
}

#social-links a:nth-child(1) .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-linkedin.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(1):hover .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-linkedin-copy.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(2) .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-dribbble.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(2):hover .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-dribbble-copy.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(3) .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-email.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(3):hover .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-email-copy.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(4) .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-insta.svg');
}

#social-links a:nth-child(4):hover .social-logo {
    background-image: url('https://mysql-raigovind93.c9users.io/Cally%20Dai//img/footer/logo-insta-copy.svg');
}

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