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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Make It Beautiful With CSS Test: Styling by Element and Class

Posted by jamie paterson
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jamie paterson
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 155 Points

give the paragraph a border that is 4px solid and red how could I do it

how do I do it need help

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

    <p class=main-pg>My amazing website</p>

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
.main-pg{ //Insert style rules here }
Stephen Ambler
Stephen Ambler
8,236 Points
Stephen Ambler
Stephen Ambler
8,236 Points

try

.main-pg { border: 4px solid red: }

let me know if it works for you.

3 Answers

Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

main-pg{ border: solid; border-width: 4px; border-color: red; }

klaudiarozgonyiova
klaudiarozgonyiova
10,711 Points
klaudiarozgonyiova
klaudiarozgonyiova
10,711 Points

Hi,

You forgot to add quotation around main-pg in the html. It should look like this:

<p class="main-pg">My amazing website</p>

And then you should add this code into your css:

.main-pg { border: 4px solid red; }

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points 
  border: solid;
  border-width: 4px;
  border-color: red;