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CSS

Posted by Adam Coates
Adam Coates
4,441 Points

Value not recognised, CSS validation.

Here is the code which is not recognised. Specifically the line with width:max.

gallery li{

float: left; width: max; margin: 2.5%; background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #bdc3c7;

This is what the validator has to say about it! I thought I had followed the instructions properly, but apparently not.

gallery li Value Error : width Too many values or values are not recognized : max

2 Answers

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi Adam,

There are a few things here. 'gallery' is missing the 'id' tag of '#'. There is also no 'max' for width, what you would be looking for is something like the below:

#gallery li {
  float:left;
  max-width:45%;
  margin:2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color:#bdc3c7;
}
Adam Coates
Adam Coates
4,441 Points
Adam Coates
Adam Coates
4,441 Points

Marvelous, thanks! That's resolved another problem I'd had. When changing the screen from large to small, the no of columns jumped from 3 to 1, now there is a size with 2 columns.