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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS Make It Beautiful With CSS Test: Styling by Element and Class

Posted by David Iheomaguzo
David Iheomaguzo
Courses Plus Student 502 Points

please i am having problem with- Give the paragraph a border that is 4px wide, solid and red.

please i am having problem with- Give the paragraph a border that is 4px wide, solid and red. h

index.html 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>

    <p class="main-pg">My amazing website</p>

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
}

.main-pg {
  border-width: 4px
  border: solid
  border-color: red
}

3 Answers

Corey Cramer
Corey Cramer
9,453 Points
Corey Cramer
Corey Cramer
9,453 Points

You aren't terminating each line with a semicolon so it doesn't know where the next instruction starts

Faiz hamdan
Faiz hamdan
1,648 Points
Faiz hamdan
Faiz hamdan
1,648 Points

it's still doesn't work with the semicolon on.

Corey Cramer
Corey Cramer
9,453 Points
Corey Cramer
Corey Cramer
9,453 Points

You're correct, you can set all of the instructions on one line which will definitely pass.

.main-pg {
  border: 4px solid red;
}