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Molly Morby
2,398 PointsAdding a new rule
Create a new rule using the selector that targets an element only if its ID matches the hash in a URL. Set the background color to tomato.
2 Answers
Blake Lieberman
23,772 Points*:target
This is a selector that does exactly what you are looking for.
"Style a Specific Target :target
Selector URL Div
*:target
http://example.com/about.html#thebox
<div id=”thebox”>stuff in here styled</div>
This one’s pretty cool. If somebody accesses your site using http://example.com/about.html#thebox, :target will style the div with ID of thebox.
This could definitely be used when you are trying to link to a specific comment on a page and want to highlight it." - scotch.io
http://scotch.io/bar-talk/css-selectors-you-might-not-know-about#target-pseudo-class
Adam Little
6,735 PointsIf I understand you correctly, first you need to get the name ID in your HTML, then use the following code. Replace "(name of your id)" with the ID name.
#(name of your id) {
color: tomato;
}
Shawn Flanigan
Courses Plus Student 15,815 PointsShawn Flanigan
Courses Plus Student 15,815 PointsNice one, Blake. This is one of those pseudo selectors I never use and 100% forgot existed. Had to delete my answer in embarrassment.