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harsha praneeth
5,449 Pointswhat is the solution for this
http://teamtreehouse.com/library/-additional-pseudoclasses
unable to solve the problem, please let me know the solution
2 Answers
Jared O'Loughlin
1,067 PointsHi Harsha,
The root element is the html element itself. Making the answer:
html { background-color:lightblue; }
James Finn
7,055 PointsJared O'Loughlin almost. The answer they're looking for is the pseudo-class, as follows:
:root{background-color:lightblue;}
Jared O'Loughlin
1,067 PointsOh woops, is it? I guess that sounds about right - the <html> tag isn't a psuedo class! I hadn't actually worked through the particular module, i just happened to see the question on the Forum. And my answer got a 'correct' !