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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 Kang Lim
Kang Lim
2,763 Points

padding

In the CSS file, use the class to give both <a> tags 15px of padding and 10px of margin.

{ padding: 15px; margin:10x:

}

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 
a href .social-links {
              padding: 15px;
              margin: 10px;
}

2 Answers

Shawn Rieger
Shawn Rieger
9,916 Points
Shawn Rieger
Shawn Rieger
9,916 Points

Yes, Steven is correct, but just for clarity...

a.social-links {
  padding: 15px;
  margin: 10px;
}
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

When the instructions say "use the class", I think they intend for you to use only the class. This would target the same elements, but with a higher specificity level.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

You have some stray HTML code in your CSS file.

That "a href" should not be there.