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

Ashley Allison
Ashley Allison
471 Points

How is this incorrect? <p class:"main-pg">My amazing website</p>

I'm not sure what I am doing incorrectly and the Bummer! response is not helpful.

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

3 Answers

Alexandra Edwards
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 Points

Hey, you're so close! You just need the = sign and delete the : in your .html file. For the first part of this challenge that is.

Let me know if you need anymore help. :)

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>

    <p class:"main-pg">My amazing website</p> <!--you are mixing css style in html, logic fine syntax error-->
<!--check should you add colon or ?-->
  </body>
</html>
Ashley Allison
Ashley Allison
471 Points

Thank you all!!! I appreciate the help :)

Alexandra Edwards
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 Points

Of course! Anytime. Have fun with your learning adventures. :)