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CSS

Carlos Quivera
Carlos Quivera
6,917 Points
Posted by Carlos Quivera
Carlos Quivera
6,917 Points

How to add a border to an anchor element and change it's color on hover?

I have the following code on my html file: <div class="submit"> <a href="my_work.html">WATCH MY WORK</a> </div>

And this is my CSS:

.submit {
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Roboto Slab', serif;
    margin-top: 10%;
}

.submit a {
    color: white;
    background-color: #5A827F;
    padding: 5px 11px;
    border-style: 2px solid
}

.submit a:hover {
    border-color: white;
}```

As you can see, I added a border around my anchor the same color as the background so when I hover the anchor, it changes the color of my border from #5A827F to white without moving the element but it's not applying the border, what am I doing wrong?

Thanks!
Aina R.
Aina R.
Courses Plus Student 1,527 Points 
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <title>Border</title>
        <style>
            body {
                background-color: #000;
            }
            .submit {
                text-align: center;
                font-family: 'Roboto Slab', serif;
                margin-top: 10%;
            }

            .submit a {
                color: white;
                background-color: #5A827F;
                padding: 5px 11px;
                border-style: 2px solid
            }

            .submit a:hover {

                border:1px solid #fff;
            }
        </style>
    </head>

    <body>
        <div class="submit">
            <a href="my_work.html">WATCH MY WORK</a>
        </div>
    </body>
</html>

You should set the border size. I hope it helps.

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

Hi Carlos,

If you look to the bottom of the text box you will see something that says Markdown Cheetsheet. Also, there is a post here titled: Posting Code to the Forum by Dave McFarland. If you don't understand that maybe this will make sense: How to display code at Treehouse.

Jeff

1 Answer

Holt Hunter
Holt Hunter
4,629 Points
Holt Hunter
Holt Hunter
4,629 Points

Try this:

submit a { color: white; background-color: #5A827F; padding: 5px 11px; border: 2px solid #5a827f;}

then

.submit a:hover { border: 2px solid white; }
Carlos Quivera
Carlos Quivera
6,917 Points
Carlos Quivera
Carlos Quivera
6,917 Points

Thank you so much! It worked! :D