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CSS

Posted by Tobi Ogunnaike
Tobi Ogunnaike
2,242 Points

Basic CSS not working.. need help to fix code

/*************************** NAV ***************************/

/Nav background on mobile/ nav{ text-align:center; padding:10px 0; margin: 20px 0 0 ; }

nav ul{ list-style:none; margin:0 10px; padding:0; }

nav li{ display:inline-block; }

/Nav link/ nav.a, nav a:visited} color:#fff; }

/*Selected nav link */ nav a.selected,nav a:hover{ color:#000; }

The last 2 bits of code are not working- the nav.a and nav a:visited, and the nav a.selected, nav a:hover.

Can you help me figure out why?

Thanks

2 Answers

Navid Mirzaie Milani
Navid Mirzaie Milani
6,274 Points

it isn't nav.a it is nav a first of all like nav a:hover and nav a:selected ;)

thus.

nav a {
   color:red;
   etc.
}

nav a:hover {
   color:orange;
}

nav a:selected {
  color:purple;
}

if you say nav.a then the html looks like

<a href="foo.html"  class="a">bla</a>
Tobi Ogunnaike
Tobi Ogunnaike
2,242 Points

Thanks! Just changed it and it works.

Not sure what you're trying to explain the second bit of code?

colingallagher
colingallagher
9,743 Points
colingallagher
colingallagher
9,743 Points

As Navid Mirzaie Milani mentioned:

<a href="foo.html"  class="a">bla</a>

This will refer to a class called 'a'. CSS Selectors are easy to mix up. I do it all the time :)

Tobi Ogunnaike
Tobi Ogunnaike
2,242 Points

Haha thanks.

Not sure what you mean by this bit of code you posted though. What is that?