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

Posted by Ivelina Ventsislavova Stoilova
Ivelina Ventsislavova Stoilova
4,985 Points

I can't seem to get the command correctly h1 .main-pg <p> {border:4px solid red; } </p> {}

I need to make a paragrapf to be solid 4px wide and red and the below doesn't seem to be working h1 .main-pg <p> {border:4px solid red; } </p> {} Any advice

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 
h1 
.main-pg 
<p> {border:4px solid red; } </p>
{}

1 Answer

Alexandra Edwards
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 Points
Alexandra Edwards
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 Points

Hi Ivelin,

HTML tags only go in the .html file, so you can delete them from the .css file. Your CSS should look like this:

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

Let me know if you need any more help!

Ivelina Ventsislavova Stoilova
Ivelina Ventsislavova Stoilova
4,985 Points

Many thanks, Alexandra! :)

Alexandra Edwards
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 Points
Alexandra Edwards
Alexandra Edwards
4,686 Points

You're welcome! Good luck in your learning adventures. :)