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CSS CSS Foundations Selectors Type, Class, and ID Selectors

Kayla Stogner
Kayla Stogner
3,270 Points
Posted by Kayla Stogner
Kayla Stogner
3,270 Points

This challenge is telling me to select the body of the page and change its background to light blue using the CSS. How?

I've used CSS before and I don't know if I just have something simple wrong or not. Please help.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CSS Selectors</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="cc1-main-styles.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css" media="screen">
</head>

<body class="container">
    <h1><em>Hello</em> World!</h1>
    <div>
        <p>
            <em>Lorem ipsum dolor</em> sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc pulvinar consequat tortor, nec venenatis erat elementum scelerisque. Curabitur sit amet risus nisi. Aenean aliquet euismod augue at viverra. Ut varius arcu in lorem iaculis ullamcorper. Integer eu rutrum quam.
        </p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.container {
  background-color:"lightblue";
}

1 Answer

Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points
Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points

You need to use an element selector and the color does not need to be in quotes:

body {
  background: lightblue;
}
Kayla Stogner
Kayla Stogner
3,270 Points
Kayla Stogner
Kayla Stogner
3,270 Points

I was able to go back into the video and realize my mistake just after posting this. Thanks for the quick response though!

Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points
Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas
40,856 Points

No problem. I know the feeling of posting a problem then being able to solve it myself. Just post again if you want any more help.