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Build a Simple Website > Styling Content > Finishing the CSS - Challenge

I am stuck on the first part of this test where you are asked to:

Select the copyright using an ID selector and give it a solid top border that is 8 pixels thick and has a color of #2A0400.

I have entered the following into the css sheet:

#copyright { 
    border-top: 8px #2A0400; 
}

But it is telling me this is incorrect, with the note:

Remember, to select an ID, use the '#' character followed by the ID of the element you want to select.

I'm sure that is what I am doing! Am I doing something obviously wrong here? Any help would be appreciated as I can't go any further at the moment.

Thanks.

10 Answers

@Simon

Try this :

#copyright { 
    border-top: 8px solid #2A0400; 
}

because they need it to be solid , try put solid to be sure that it`s complete and completely correct .

I have similiar problem: actually I have:

#copyright { 
    border-top: 8px solid: #2A0400; 
}

tag copyright has a pink color and still I have info: "Remember, to select an ID, use the '#' character followed by the ID of the element you want to select."

Not sure where it went but when I posted I did put a '#' before copyright

By just saying copyright{border-top:8px #2A0400;} The css thinks that you are selecting the copyright html element (which there is none).

By using the # sign, you are selecting the div with an ID of copyright. Use a . for a class.

Thanks for the reply.

In the next post I did mention that I put # before copyright to select the ID, so it actually looks like

#copyright{border-top:8px #2A0400;}

So if # is the ID selector then the above line should be correct?

Thanks Omar, that's what I missed!

Welcome Simon , my pleasure and good luck ;) ^_^

Maciej -

Do you see something different between your code at the code Omar posted?

Remember: Indent each line of code by 4 spaces, so the forum will format the code correctly.


Mod Note: In general, you shouldn't post some code which you are having trouble with in the middle of a thread which was started by someone for an issue they are having.

Basic Rule of Thumb: your code, your issue, your thread

Ooo :) Now I see thank you I will remember that rule

Maciej - Glad you got it figured out :+1:

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