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Posted by Linus Karlsson
Linus Karlsson
7,402 Points

Set margin to <p> but only in a specific element?

Hi Treehouse!

I'm trying to adjust the top and bottom margins to the <paragraph> text in my footer but I don't want to change the margins of the other <paragraph> in my code, that is to the <paragraph> in the rest of the site <body>.

I this possible at all? Does anybody know how to make this happen?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

This can be easily done with a "descendant selector". This one will apply only to paragraphs inside the footer:

footer p {
    margin: 5px 0;  /* substitute your actual desired settings */
}

You might enjoy the CSS Selectors course.

Linus Karlsson
Linus Karlsson
7,402 Points

That's actually what I tried but I might have missed something earlier.

Thank you so much, Steven! And thanks for the tip about CSS Selectors course.

Linus Karlsson
Linus Karlsson
7,402 Points

If the footer is a div, can I still do this? Or is that the problem for me here?

Like:

.footer p { margin: 5px 0; /* substitute your actual desired settings */ }

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,656 Points

That should work just as well.