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CSS

Posted by J.Ryan Moss
J.Ryan Moss
1,202 Points

In css after the text shadow property why should there be no space after the property and the colon for it to be correct

. main-heading { text-shadow:0 0 5px #008B8B }

INSTEAD I PUT THIS IN ANSWER IN THE QUIZ AND IT WAS WRONG!!!

.main-heading { text-shadow: 0 0 5px #008B8B }

^^^^^^^^^^ usually there is a space after the colon specify the value of the property. So on the quiz I got this answer wrong because there needed to bed a space and im not sure why... can someone help me out ??

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

Can you provide a link to the challenge for testing?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

There seems to be a stray space between the period and "main-heading" in the first example. That would be a syntax error and was probably the real issue.

Having a space (or not) after the colon should not make any difference.

Tatenda Gapa
Tatenda Gapa
5,199 Points
Tatenda Gapa
Tatenda Gapa
5,199 Points

The space shouldn't matter

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,318 Points

Yes, if you mean the one after the colon. But the one between the period and the class name is an error and will cause the entire CSS rule to be ignored.