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Karla Gallegos
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 5,357 Points#container . form-contact
I don't know if I missed something somewhere, but why do we use a dot before .from-contact and a hash before #container. What is the difference when using the dot and when using the hash symbols in this video at 6:03 minutes?
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![KRIS NIKOLAISEN](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/65d74a723997b41a80d2d909c6e06960?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fecs-static.teamtreehouse.com%2Fassets%2Fcontent%2Fdefault_avatar-445fbbabfc8dc9188fb5967fe43322ee0c3e0dd1e10f378bf8343784af5a13eb.webp&r=pg)
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,969 PointsA hash indicates you are selecting by id. A dot indicates you are selecting by class.