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CSS

Posted by bartholomew bicklebaum
bartholomew bicklebaum
4,606 Points

CSS Selectors Quiz

I am having trouble with this question:

Add a CSS selector to make the span tag inside the paragraph be underlined.

My answer is:

span p {
    text-decoration:underline;
}

Still incorrect...can someone please help?

8 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

@Robert -

The difference between p > span { text-decoration: underline; } and p span { text-decoration:underline; } is that the combinator of > means "directly inside of the parent" whereas the space combinator means "nested somewhere inside of the parent".

The reason that p > span { text-decoration: underline; } is a better choice is because it selects just the element the instructions asked for.

Whereas p span { text-decoration:underline; } could accidental select other elements besides that first p element.

Micah Ianniello
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Micah Ianniello
Courses Plus Student 3,618 Points
Micah Ianniello
Micah Ianniello
Courses Plus Student 3,618 Points

I'd try

p>span {text-decoration: underline;}

Rodrigo Muñoz
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Rodrigo Muñoz
Courses Plus Student 20,171 Points
Rodrigo Muñoz
Rodrigo Muñoz
Courses Plus Student 20,171 Points

I guess it's:

p span { text-decoration:underline; }

bartholomew bicklebaum
bartholomew bicklebaum
4,606 Points
bartholomew bicklebaum
bartholomew bicklebaum
4,606 Points

Thanks guys! It worked.

ecp
ecp
838 Points
ecp
ecp
838 Points

@James = the info slinging MASTER!

Thanks for providing this explanation. I'm going to borrow it to inform future members who encounter similar problems :)

Will Lam
Will Lam
7,027 Points
Will Lam
Will Lam
7,027 Points

Hey all,

Looks like I'm encountering the same problem.

I've tried different approaches but this is what I have, but yet I still get this error "Oops! It looks like Task 3 is no longer passing."

* {
  background-color: #FFF;
}

h2 {
 color: blue;
}

p > span {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #FFF;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
Will Lam
Will Lam
7,027 Points
Will Lam
Will Lam
7,027 Points

Hey guys.. any help on this?

Thanks!

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Generally speaking ... if you are posting your own code, then you should create your own thread.