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CSS

Posted by Adama Sy
Adama Sy
7,076 Points

Select the copyright using an ID selector

I did it but i still have error, here is my code in the style sheet:

copyright {

border-top: 8px; solid #2A0400; }

the question asked is: Select the copyright using an ID selector. Give it a solid top border that is 8 pixels thick and has a color of #2A0400.

but I get this always:Bummer! Remember, to select an ID, use the '#' character followed by the ID of the element you want to select.

what is wrong in what I did?

3 Answers

Dave Thomson
Dave Thomson
3,157 Points

The error message is a little bit of a red herring, the problem isn't with how you have selected the element ID but with the style declarations.

The parser isn't seeing the values for border type and colour because there is an extra semicolon terminating the declaration early.

#copyright {
border-top: 8px solid #2A0400;
}
Adama Sy
Adama Sy
7,076 Points

Thank you

Jenny Swift
Jenny Swift
21,999 Points
Jenny Swift
Jenny Swift
21,999 Points

try this:

copyright {

 border-top: 8px solid #2A0400;

}

I think you were having trouble because you didn't put the # in front of copyright to make it an ID selector, and also because of the semi-colon after 8px.

Jenny Swift
Jenny Swift
21,999 Points
Jenny Swift
Jenny Swift
21,999 Points

Oops. I typed in a # before copyright and it didn't show. How about this then?

#copyright {
     border-top: 8px solid #2A0400;
}

Also it might be a good idea if when you include your code if you do the ``` marks like it says in the markdown cheatsheet.