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CSS CSS Foundations The Box Model The CSS Box Model Concept

Johnny Whitfield
Johnny Whitfield
14,024 Points
Posted by Johnny Whitfield
Johnny Whitfield
14,024 Points

Why won't this approve my 50px top margin? I've set it as margin-top: 50px; and margin: 50px 0; but neither work.

div { margin-top: 50px; padding: 20px 40px; border-width: 5px; border-style: solid; }

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Box Model Concept</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>
    <div class="box">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod
        tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,
        quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo
        consequat.
    </div>
</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
div {
  margin-top: 50px;
  padding: 20px 40px;
  border-width: 5px;
  border-style: solid;
}

2 Answers

Kelly von Borstel
Kelly von Borstel
28,880 Points
Kelly von Borstel
Kelly von Borstel
28,880 Points

I'm not sure why your code doesn't work, but the following worked for me. I used the class name .box as the selector instead of div. And I used shorthand for border property.

.box {
  padding: 20px 40px; 
  border: 5px solid;
  margin-top: 50px;
}