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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Make It Beautiful With CSS Adding a Style to several Elements using Class

Posted by Gerald Esparza
Gerald Esparza
Courses Plus Student 157 Points

what am i missing

i do i set the pading

index.html 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>List Example</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
  </head>
  <body>

    <a href="#" class="social-links">Follow me on Twitter!</a>
    <a href="#" class="social-links">Send me an Email!</a>

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
.social-links{
  text-align: center;
    color: red;
}
           social-links 
           padding: 15px;

2 Answers

Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points
Matthew Long
Matthew Long
28,407 Points

The padding and margin should be set by the following:

.social-links {
  padding: 15px;
  margin: 10px;
}
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

Hi Gerald,

Have a look at the answer I posted to your other question and be sure to check out the MDN documentation for more info.