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28,683 PointsHow did I goof up a 'simple' text-align: center; CSS method? My h1 and h2 won't center in the header
CSS for Typography: Zen Gardens project --
/* css Zen Garden default style v1.02 / / css released under Creative Commons License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/ */
/* Your images should be linked as if the CSS file sits in the same folder as the images. ie. no paths. */
/* Colors
Primary White: #f6f4ec; Green: #9bc152; Navy-Gray: #282932;
Secondary Medium Green: #81a53d; Dark Green: #708647; Grays: #8b8d9b and #6d6f81; Blues: #6b6d85 and #47495d; Dark Navy: #1b1b21; */
/* Webfonts */ @import url (http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Alegreya+Sans+SC:400,400italic|Alegreya+Sans:400,400italic|Alegreya:400italic,900italic);
/* Basic Elements */ html { margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { font-family: 'Alegreya Sans', Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #282932; background: #f6f4ec; }
p { margin: 0; }
p + p { text-indent: 1.5em; }
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 { font-family: 'Alegreya', Georgia, serif; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; color: #95c152; }
h1 { font-size: 3.157em; line-height: 1.1; }
h2 { font-size: 2.369em; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 .54em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.777em; line-height: 1.2; margin: .9em 0 .62em; }
ul { margin: 0; }
li { margin: 0; }
a:link { text-decoration: none;
} a:visited { text-decoration: none; }
a:hover, a:focus, a:active { text-decoration: none; }
abbr { font-family: 'Alegreya Sans SC', 'Alegreya Sans', Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; <!--text-transform: lowercase;-->
::selection { }
/* Specific Styles */
header { padding: 10em 4%; text-align: center; }
header h1 { }
header h2 { }
header abbr { }
.summary { }
.summary p { }
.summary p + p { }
.summary a { }
.summary a:hover { }
.preamble, .requirements { }
.preamble h3, .requirements h3 { }
.preamble p, .requirements p { }
.requirements a { }
.requirements a:hover { }
.requirements p:last-of-type { }
.requirements p:last-of-type a { }
.requirements p:last-of-type a:hover { }
.benefits { }
.benefits h3 { }
.benefits p { }
.explanation, .participation { }
.explanation { }
.participation { }
.explanation h3, .participation h3 { }
.explanation p, .participation p { }
.participation h3 { }
.participation a { }
.participation a:hover { }
.participation p:last-of-type a:nth-of-type(1), .participation p:last-of-type a:nth-of-type(2) { }
footer { }
footer:after { }
footer a { }
footer a:nth-of-type(even) { }
footer a:hover { }
aside { }
.sidebar { }
.design-selection { }
.design-archives, .zen-resources { }
.sidebar h3 { }
.sidebar ul { }
.sidebar li { }
.sidebar a { }
.sidebar a:hover { }
.design-selection a:nth-of-type(even) { }
.sidebar a:hover:nth-of-type(even) { }
.zen-resources h3 { }
.design-archives a, .zen-resources a { }
/* Media Queries */
@media (max-width: 64em) { body { }
.summary p { }
.explanation h3, .participation h3, .preamble h3, .requirements h3, .benefits h3 { }
.explanation p, .participation p, .preamble p, .requirements p, .benefits p { } }
@media (max-width: 54em) { body { }
.summary p { } }
@media (max-width: 47em) { header h1 { }
header h2 { }
.explanation, .participation { } }
@media (max-width: 34em) { header { } header h1 { }
header h2 { }
.summary p { }
.summary p + p { }
h3 { }
.design-selection { }
.design-selection li:last-of-type { }
.design-archives { }
.zen-resources { } }
@media (min-width: 47em) { .benefits { }
.benefits h3 { }
.benefits p { } }
@media (min-width: 54em) { .benefits { } }
@media (min-width: 64.125em) { .benefits { }
aside { }
aside:hover { }
aside:after { }
aside { } }
@media (min-width: 94em) { body { }
.summary p { }
.benefits { }
.explanation h3, .explanation p, .participation h3, .participation p { } }
@media (min-width: 120em) { body { }
.summary p { }
.preamble h3, .preamble p, .requirements h3, .requirements p { }
.explanation h3, .explanation p, .participation h3, .participation p { }
.benefits { } }
/* Animations / <eof> ** My <header> text, h1 and h2 won't align center ***
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,122 PointsIt's hard to read unformatted code, but around what appears to be line 37, there is an HTML-style comment that is not appropriate for CSS:
<!--text-transform: lowercase;-->
Also, and perhaps more importantly, the rule this seems to be part of ("abbr") does not have a closing brace.
For future questions, use the instructions for code formatting in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. Or watch this video on code formatting.
Gerhard Driedger
7,486 PointsTry using text-align on the h1 & h2 elements, rather than on the header element