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CSS Sass Basics (retired) Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors Introducing Mixins

Posted by MUZ140014 Justice Gwatidzo
MUZ140014 Justice Gwatidzo
11,920 Points

Underneath your mixin definition, specify that all <a> tags should include the mixin.

how do i go about this

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Sass Basics - Code Challenge</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="page-style.css">
  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hampton's Blog</h1>
  <div class="entry">
    <h1>Great Music</h1>
      <div class="content">
        <p>
            Here are some of my favorite bands from years past and present: Belle and Sebastian, Pixies, and Daft Punk. Listening to music allows me to focus when I'm programming. 
        </p>
        <a href="#">Read More</a>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>
style.scss 
/* Write your SCSS code below. */
@mixin button($background, $color) {
   background: $background;
   color: $color;
}

.box { @include button(#369, white); }

1 Answer

Jennifer Morkunas
Jennifer Morkunas
20,037 Points

Try this, and please get back to me if it works :)

@mixin button($background, $color) {
   background: $background;
   color: $color;
} 

a {
    @include button;
}