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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors ID Selectors

Posted by Kane Sillifant
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Kane Sillifant
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Can I create an ID within a Div element that has an ID?

What would happen if I created an ID within a div element that has an ID?

For example

<div id = primary-content> <h1>Heading<h/1> <p id = paragraph-one>Paragraph</p> </div>

Will any issues arise from creating the paragraph ID within the div element that has an ID?

Thanks in advance!

2 Answers

Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
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Rabin Gharti Magar
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Hey Kane,

Yes, you can create an ID within a Div element that has an ID.

ID's are unique, therefore, each element can have only one ID and each page can have only one element with that ID.

<div id = primary-content> 
<h1>Heading</h1> 
<p id = paragraph-one>Paragraph</p> 
</div>

The example you provided, there will be no issues. You can style the paragraph by selecting #paragraph-one. But classes would be the better option as they are not unique and you can use the same class on multiple elements.

Muhammad Khan
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Muhammad Khan
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Muhammad Khan
Muhammad Khan
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Hi Kane, Yes, you can create another id in your div element but the name of the id should be different, that is each element must have unique id name.