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2,587 Pointslink to google fonts is not valid
I receive this error using validator.w3.org I get the same error when checking the project file download. Why do I get this error and how do I fix it?
Validation Output: 1 Error
Error Line 7, Column 142: Bad value http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800 for attribute href on element link: Illegal character in query: not a URL code point. …ne|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> Syntax of IRI reference: Any URL. For example: /hello, #canvas, or http://example.org/. Characters should be represented in NFC and spaces should be escaped as %20.
4 Answers
James Barnett
39,199 PointsThe issue is with the Google Web Font URL.
The |
character is invalid in a URL, so to encode the |
character change it to %7c
David Curtis
11,301 PointsIt should be this, I believe:
http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One%7COpen+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800
Seth Leonard
2,587 PointsThanks you two! That's exactly what I needed!
rahi
4,714 PointsJames Barnett Thank you. Worked for me.