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

Morgan Walstrom
Morgan Walstrom
4,683 Points
Posted by Morgan Walstrom
Morgan Walstrom
4,683 Points

What is wrong with this code?

What could possibly be wrong?

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

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

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
.social-links {
   padding= 15px;
   margin= 10px;
}

4 Answers

Conrad Cortes
Conrad Cortes
8,418 Points
Conrad Cortes
Conrad Cortes
8,418 Points

Look at your css syntax closely. Those equal signs should be something else...

Marius Furnica
Marius Furnica
9,195 Points
Marius Furnica
Marius Furnica
9,195 Points

" " for the classes

Marius Furnica
Marius Furnica
9,195 Points
Marius Furnica
Marius Furnica
9,195 Points

class="social-links"

Brandon Gibbs
Brandon Gibbs
9,636 Points
Brandon Gibbs
Brandon Gibbs
9,636 Points 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>List Example</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
  </head>
  <body>

// You are missing quotes after your class. Class declarations are always class=" "
// Then put your social-links inside those quotes
    <a class= social-links href="#">Follow me on Twitter!</a>
    <a class= social-links href="#">Send me an Email!</a>

  </body>
</html>

/* css properties do not use an =  ... they use a  :  instead.*/
.social-links {
   padding: 15px;
   margin: 10px;
}