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MUZ140018 Sibusisosenkosi Moyo
8,693 PointsChallenge Task 2 of 4 Use the "lime" variable to set the color of every link/anchor tag on the site.
please help
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/* Write your SCSS code below. */
$lime:#090 {
a
}
3 Answers
Kaetlyn McCafferty
12,193 PointsWhat you've done wrong here is used $lime as a selector: lime is a variable that acts as a placeholder for it's assigned color, not a selector. Instead, you need to use the 'a' selector (for the links), and pass $lime in as the variable for it's color: rule. Check this out:
$lime : #090;
a { color: $lime; }
In the first line, I've created a variable called $lime and assigned it a color. In the 'a' selector, I've set the links' color to $lime. Bingo!
Nicholas Olsen
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 19,342 PointsFirst you have to set the $lime variable like this:
$lime: #090;
Then you set all of the links to that color, like this:
a {
color: $lime;
}
So the complete source code should look something like this:
$lime: #090;
a {
color: $lime;
}
Kaetlyn McCafferty
12,193 PointsAH! How on earth do you get the nice colours like that when you post the code? I've been trying to figure it out!
Nick Ocampo
15,661 PointsKaetlyn McCafferty Wrap your code with 3 backticks (```) on the line before and after your code. You can also specify what the syntax you're writing on is right after the three first backticks.
You can see more on that and some other formatting options if you click on the Markdown Cheatsheet link below the answer/comment box.
Jhon Doe
6,713 PointsI cant get pass this !! I get this error: Bummer! There's something wrong with your Sass stylesheet. Please review your code and try again. Sass Error: Invalid CSS after "a ": expected selector or at-rule, was "{"
Here is my code:
/* Write your SCSS code below. */ $lime: #090
a { color: $lime; }