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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Getting Started with CSS Importing Style Sheets with @import

Posted by Joel Molloy
Joel Molloy
1,754 Points

Can't get external style-sheet to load

It must be something so simple but I can not get an external style sheet to load up. I can't see the error for the life of me. The style.css is in the correct folder as well.

<head> <title>Lake Tahoe</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css"> <style> @import "css/import-styles.css"; </style> </head>

And my css:

body { text-align: center; }

h1 { font-size: 72px; color: white; }

header { background-color: orange; }

p { font-size: 20px; }

1 Answer

Robert Richey
PLUS
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points
Robert Richey
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 Points

Hi Joel,

I was able to import a style sheet in this manner.

  • Does the name of your CSS file match "import-styles.css"?
  • Have you saved your HTML file?

If the answer is yes to both of those, can you please link the URL to the preview page from your Workspaces and I'll dig through the code from there.

Cheers

Joel Molloy
Joel Molloy
1,754 Points

I should specify it is the <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/style.css"> that is not working. I have noticed a big lag in between saving my work and seeing the updated file load. Sometimes up to 10 minutes. I am not sure if it just the internet speeds I am receiving or something else.

But anyway the issue seems to have resolved itself. It is working now.

Thanks for the help though.