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SHAWNELL HARRISON
16,282 PointsWhen targeting an element with a type selector Can someone help with this question
I need help with this question
When targeting an element with a type selector
2 Answers

Adjetey Octavius
1,699 Points//Type selectors are the same thing as html tags.
//They are used to target a tag in html and style that tag
//example
header{
padding:0px;
margin:0px;
color:white;
}
//this will apply the following style to the header tag. ///Thanks

Steven Parker
216,175 PointsWhen they talk about "type" in selectors, it's the same thing as the HTML tag name.