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Dan Swain
1,179 PointsLinking CSS
hello, I am having trouble linking my CSS to my HTML. I am using "TextMate" as my HTML text editor because I don't have the most recent mac software. I can't seem to link my CSS to my html. Also none of the images show up in my browser. I am using firefox.
Thanks!
16 Answers

Zack Sjoden
866 Points@Dan, can you post the code you are using to link to the CSS file as well as the code you use to link to the images?

James Barnett
39,199 PointsPlease post the code you are using here.
Remember the forum using markdown so indent each line of your code so it will be formatted properly.
Also, if this is related to a particular code challenge, let us know which one.

Dan Swain
1,179 PointsI am trying to post the code but the HTML Is not showing up...?

James Barnett
39,199 Points@Dan - There's no code in your post, remember to indent your code so the forum formats it properly.

Dan Swain
1,179 PointsI am trying to post the code but the HTML Is not showing up...?

James Barnett
39,199 PointsHere's an example of how to format code:
<p>This is example code</p>

Dan Swain
1,179 PointsI am aware of how to format code. I am copying and pasting my code used to link the CSS to HTML, but nothing is showing up when I save the comment....(thank you for taking the time to help me by the way)
<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css" type= "text.css" media="screen">

Dan Swain
1,179 Points<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css" type= "text.css" media="screen">

Dan Swain
1,179 Pointsfigured it out ^ didnt know what "markdown" was

James Barnett
39,199 Points@Dan - Is the CSS file named normalize.css
in a folder named css
?
Here's a quick primer on absolute and relative paths

Dan Swain
1,179 PointsYes, the folder is called css and is on my desktop.

David Poindexter
Courses Plus Student 1,690 PointsI'm almost guaranteeing this is a path issue.
Dan, what is the folder structure for this project?

Kerel Lacy
8,474 PointsHey Dan it should read "type= text/css" replace the dot with a forward slash

James Barnett
39,199 Points@Kerel - Good catch! I totally missed that.

ecp
838 Points@Dan - When you are replying to a post, or forming a new post, look below the box you're typing in as you should see a small line of text that reads...
"You can format your post with Markdown. If you need a Markdown Cheatsheet, we've got you covered."
Click the blue hyperlink text to see a cheatsheet of commands to format your post. You probably have already caught that since you were able to post your code, but I figured I'd point that out just in case :)
Also, though we've been guessing at an answer :) I'm pretty sure the TH community is right in suggesting what is wrong is the filepath you specified for the "type" of file it is.
Try @Karel 's suggestion Hey Dan it should read "type= text/css" replace the dot with a forward slash
If you're still having problems email me directly at help@teamtreehouse.com :) Please include a link to something like http://codepen.io/ or JSFiddle.
Don't know what JSFiddle is? Don't worry, find out here: http://css-tricks.com/seriously-just-make-a-jsfiddle/
Hope this helps :)

James Barnett
39,199 PointsTo add to what @Elizabeth said, the guy who writes css-tricks.com actually made a better more awesome version of JSFiddle called codepen.io
Here's a great step-by-step tutorial on how you can help us help you by posting a "working" example of your code.