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CSS

Posted by Hannah Teicher
Hannah Teicher
703 Points

I am unable to figure out why my h1 with a border isn't centering

<!DOCTYPE HTML>

<html> <head> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="environment.css"> </head>

<body> <header> <h1>Environmentalist Inc.</h1> </header>

<section> </section> <footer> </footer> </body> </html>

CSS

body { background-image: url(Climate-chang-e.jpg); background-size: cover; position: fixed; background-repeat: no-repeat; margin-left: 50px auto; padding: 0; margin: 0 auto; text-align: center; }

h1 { margin: auto; border: 1px solid white; padding: 45px; background-color: hsla(360, 100%, 100%, 0.36); color: white; text-align: center; }

1 Answer

Max Carter
Max Carter
168 Points
Max Carter
Max Carter
168 Points

Based upon your other css rules I'm guessing you are trying to set the background image to be fixed, the property should be background-attachment not position. By setting position: fixed in the body rule, you are pretty much setting everything in the body to a fixed position, Because of this the h1 can't center itself.

body { 
    background-image: url(Climate-chang-e.jpg);
    background-color: #000;
    background-size: cover;             
    position: fixed; // <------- Change this 
    background-attachment: fixed; // <-------- To this
    background-repeat: no-repeat;           
    margin-left: 50px auto; 
    padding: 0; 
    margin: 0 auto; 
    text-align: center; 
}