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JavaScript Treehouse Club: JavaScript Car Sounds Background Color, Margin, and Padding

Posted by Daniel Holmes
Daniel Holmes
2,765 Points

trouble

still can not seem to put this in right please help want to keep moving forward

css/style.css 
/* Background Color */
html {
  background: #99E6FF;
}


/* Body */
body {
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-width: 800px;
}


/* Images */
img {
  width: 100%;
}

.car { 
  display:block;
  margin: '40px auto';
  padding: 0;
}


/* Links */
a {
  background: transparent;
  border: 0;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  margin: 0;
  outline: 0;
  padding: 0;
  width: 33%; 
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

  <head>
  <meta name="charset" value="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, minimum-scale=0.5, maximum-scale=0.5, minimal-ui">
    <title>Car Sounds</title>

    <!--Style Sheet link-->
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css">
  </head>

  <body>

    <!--Car image -->
    <img src="images/bike.png" class="car" alt="car">


    <!--Button-->
    <a href="javascript:bikeBell();"><img src="images/bikeLock.png" alt="key"></a>


    <!--Audio Files-->
    <audio id="bikeBell" src="sounds/bikeBell.mp3" preload="auto"></audio>


    <!--Javascript-->
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function bikeBell() {
            document.getElementById('bikeBell').play();
        }

    </script>

  </body>

</html>

2 Answers

Ste Royle
Ste Royle
9,538 Points
Ste Royle
Ste Royle
9,538 Points

Looks like the first task is correct but try removing the single quote around the values for your margin like this for the second task:

.car { 
  display:block;
  margin: 40px auto;
  padding: 0;
}
Sonya Trachsel
Sonya Trachsel
13,674 Points
Sonya Trachsel
Sonya Trachsel
13,674 Points

Yes, you don't need to use quotes to specify margin properties.