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CSS How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Write CSS Media Queries

Robin Malhotra
Robin Malhotra
14,883 Points
Posted by Robin Malhotra
Robin Malhotra
14,883 Points

Code challenge not working

I've added the correct CSS code(IMHO) to the editor. The preview output looks about right.

3 Answers

Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points
Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points

Sorry it took so long to reply, I hope you were able to figure it out. If not, your issue is that you've included a colon between @media and screen that shouldn't be there.

So your code should look like this: 

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {
  body {
    background-color:navy;
   } 
}
Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points
Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points

Could you post your code? It may look right to you, but it's always great to get a fresh set of eyes to spot any typo's or mistakes you might have made. It's amazing what the tiniest mistake will do to break the code.

Robin Malhotra
Robin Malhotra
14,883 Points
Robin Malhotra
Robin Malhotra
14,883 Points

I simply added a media query

@media:screen and(min-width:480px) { body{background-color:navy;} }

Here's a screenshot

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0bbous0lq5nzufp/Screen%20Shot%202014-05-22%20at%204.09.06%20am.png

Robin Malhotra
Robin Malhotra
14,883 Points
Robin Malhotra
Robin Malhotra
14,883 Points

Got it. Thanks a lot. But then how'd the background color change? Was the preview being "forgiving" as Nick Pettit said?

Alexandra Silcox
Alexandra Silcox
24,486 Points

It was probably doing just that, I've encountered issues with the preview too :)