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CSS CSS Basics (2014) The Box Model Padding

Posted by Philip Kasimir
Philip Kasimir
2,225 Points

The Grey/Black background will not show for me after adding the universal padding.

Here is the CSS: .wildlife { color: white; background-color: #434a52; padding-top: 100px; padding-right: 120px; padding-bottom: 100px; padding-left: 120px;

padding: 100px 120px; }

and here is the HTML: <div class="wildlife"> <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2> <p> As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of <a href="#mink">mink</a>, <a href="#bears">bears</a>, and <a href="#eagles">bald eagles</a>. </p> </div>

Brandon Leichty
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Brandon Leichty
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,193 Points

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Brandon Leichty
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Brandon Leichty
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,193 Points

Steven Parker - it's his Treehouse profile that you can see on this page.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

Oh, I didn't realize what that symbol was (I'm not much of a gamer).

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

I see the background just fine.

Or do you mean that you see it, but it's not going all the way to the edges around the window? That's the default body margin, and you can get rid of it:

body { margin: 0; }

But if that's not what you meant, write again. It may also help to make a snapshot of your workspace and post the link to it here.