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CSS

Posted by Nick Summers
Nick Summers
753 Points

Problem Linking CSS

My CSS works fine in the <head>, but when I use external CSS, it doesn't appear. Any help? I'm using Notepad++ and have checked and rewritten my code a million times, it is written correctly. Although I can provide it if necessary. Thanks. :)

Tomas Schlepers
Tomas Schlepers
18,039 Points

Could you provide the <head> section of the <html>-code :) Without that, I can't notice what is going south on this one :)

3 Answers

Harrison Court
Harrison Court
4,232 Points

I have had this problem several times. But here's what it should look like (Make sure that your CSS is in a css directory!)

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/main.css">

Does it look something like that? If so, your program (Notepad++) is not working. Try using the Brackets Text Editor

Joseph Dalton
Joseph Dalton
12,489 Points
Joseph Dalton
Joseph Dalton
12,489 Points

Hey Nick,

Yeah, a code snippet would be helpful, but it's probably an issue with the location of your css file. Without seeing it, I would recommend double-checking the path you have to the css, and then whether you are referencing it relatively (href="css/main.js"), or from the root directory (href="/css/main.css"). If you aren't running a local server, then probably make sure you are doing a relative reference, without the leading "/", otherwise you would need to start at the computer's root directory (i.e. - C:/...).

Just a guess, but hope it helps.

Nick Summers
Nick Summers
753 Points
Nick Summers
Nick Summers
753 Points

I appreciate the replies guys, thanks! I got it fixed a couple of hours after I posted and forget about the post.