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CSS CSS Layout Basics Getting Started with CSS Layout Layout Wrapper Challenge

Gareth Partridge
Gareth Partridge
13,421 Points
Posted by Gareth Partridge
Gareth Partridge
13,421 Points

Set the wrapper's width to 80% of the browser width. Then use margins to center the wrapper in the browser.

can anyone find the fault in the code?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Getting Started with CSS Layout</title>
    <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Varela+Round' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
    <body>
   <div class="container">
        <header>
            <h1>Best City Guide</h1>
        </header>

        <div class="main">
            <h2>Welcome!</h2>
            <p>Dessert toffee chocolate lollipop fruitcake cake sweet. Pudding cotton candy chocolate pudding liquorice jelly marzipan. Muffin gummies topping lollipop. Caramels chocolate cake donut liquorice.</p>
            <p>Cake sesame snaps sweet tart candy canes tiramisu I love oat cake chocolate bar. Jelly beans pastry brownie sugar plum pastry bear claw tiramisu tootsie roll.</p>
        </div>

        <footer>
            <p>&copy;2015 Residents of The Best City.</p>
        </footer>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
.container {
  width: 80%;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Your code is good, it's just in the wrong place.

Move the CSS code out of the "index.html" file (tab), and put it into the "style.css" file.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Awww, just remember ā€” mistakes are the best teachers!

Glad I could help. and happy coding!

Raphel Banda
Raphel Banda
6,864 Points
Raphel Banda
Raphel Banda
6,864 Points

under style.css

.container { width: 80%; margin: auto; }