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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors Basic Selectors Review

Posted by MUZ140019 Nqobile Nyathi
MUZ140019 Nqobile Nyathi
1,074 Points

1. id selector is created with which symbol? 2.class selectors are created with a---------- character??

id selectors and class selectors

1 Answer

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi,

To select an element by its class you use a period like below:

<span class="my-class"></span>

.my-class {
  color: red;
}

To select an element by its ID you use a # symbol like below:

<span id="my-id"></span>

#my-id {
  color: red;
}

I hope this helps :) Craig