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Summer Carter
794 PointsOrange Background
The background color will not change to orange inside of my wrapper.
5 Answers
Dustin Matlock
33,856 PointsThe way you comment in CSS is using /* comments here */. You're actually using the method for commenting in HTML. Just change that up and it should work fine.
a {
text-decoration: none; /* gets rid of underlines on links */
}
#wrapper {
max-width: 940px; /* want the width to be no larger than 940px across */
margin: 0 auto; /* sets margin or spacing around element */
padding: 0 5%; /* spacing around words; 0 padding on top and bottom, 5% padding to left and right sides of element */
background: orange; /* orange background */
}
Summer Carter
794 Pointsa <!-- gets rid of underlines on links--> { text-decoration: none; }
wrapper
{ max-width: 940px; <!-- want the width to be no larger than 940px across--> margin: 0 auto; <!-- sets margin or spacing around element--> padding: 0 5%; <!--spacing around words; 0 padding on top and bottom, 5% padding to left and right sides of element--> background: orange; }
Dustin Matlock
33,856 PointsIt's always helpful if you can post your code but below is what you should have.
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
#wrapper {
max-width: 940px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 5%;
background: orange;
}
Summer Carter
794 PointsI have that exact code and the background color still will not change:
a <!-- gets rid of underlines on links-->
{
text-decoration: none;
}
#wrapper
{
max-width: 940px; <!-- want the width to be no larger than 940px across-->
margin: 0 auto; <!-- sets margin or spacing around element-->
padding: 0 5%; <!--spacing around words; 0 padding on top and bottom, 5% padding to left and right sides of element-->
background: orange;
}
Matthew Saul
11,354 PointsHey Summer,
Post your code in the forum so we can see what's going on. In order to post your code all you need to do is put three back ticks before and after your code snippet. Like this:
h2 {
color: green;
font-size: 20px;
}
Summer Carter
794 PointsHi Matt, I just posted it above!
Summer Carter
794 Pointsthank you!!