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CSS CSS Foundations The Box Model The CSS Box Model Concept

Posted by Petr Klimeš
Petr Klimeš
5,273 Points

Margin?

What is wrong in the Box model - first code challenge? I use this code and it does not work for the margin...did I make a mistake?

div { padding: 20px 40px; border: 5px solid; margin-top: 50px; }

3 Answers

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

Add a padding of 20px to the top and bottom of the div with the class box. Then, add 40 pixels of padding to the left and right sides.

Your selector isn't using the specified class.

Petr Klimeš
Petr Klimeš
5,273 Points

Many thanks!! :)

Petr Klimeš
Petr Klimeš
5,273 Points
Petr Klimeš
Petr Klimeš
5,273 Points

Thanks but doesnt work - it wants "add a top margin of 50px" to the div...its in the Front end development/CSS/Box model....section....

Petr Klimeš
Petr Klimeš
5,273 Points
Petr Klimeš
Petr Klimeš
5,273 Points

OK Solved....few steps before I went with div / but should have gove with the class name of the div...THX anyways :)