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Fred Sites
11,151 PointsWhy don't you need a # when linking the label for id=username?
Throughout the course we've seen a # is need to link to an id. In this video (fieldsets and labels) we connect a label to an input. Nick is clear that we need to give the input an ID attribute but we do not need a # to have the created label attach to that input.
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Emma Willmann
Treehouse Project ReviewerThe # in front of an id is used within css. In the case your talking about, you are referencing the id within the html, so using a # would do nothing.
kkswecpsyl
8,155 PointsYou use '#' in the CSS file for id. Just like you use '.' for classes in the CSS file. These are not used in the html file.
Luke Pettway
16,593 PointsThe # and . are called selectors and they tell whatever is using them how to interpret the text that follows. In CSS and Javascript it lets the browser know to look for one ID in the DOM #coolid or multiple classes .coolclasses. The only time you are using them is when you are working within a technology the is referencing them, not defining them.