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Geethanchan Sivayoganathan
1,036 PointsWhen I type in " font-family: sans-serif; " it's not changing.But my instructor did the same way and changed it!But how?
When I type in " font-family: sans-serif; " it's not changing.But my instructor did the same way and changed it!Then why isn't it working for me?Am i doing something wrong here?Should I import the font style before using it?
2 Answers
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey there Geethanchan,
First off, did you save your Workspace and refresh the browser window? If you did, it could be that you need to clear your cache.
Second, you can't import "sans-serif" as this is a generic font and available by default always (like "serif" and "monospaced").
If you are still experiencing this, you will need to post a snapshot of your Workspace, so we can see your code. It is also possible that the default font in your browser is already a "sans-serif", in which case you wouldn't notice a change when you added this font-family rule.
Keep coding! :)
Christopher Sea
3,726 PointsLooks like you're missing a semicolon after 1em.
Geethanchan Sivayoganathan
1,036 Pointsyeah I figured it out later.BTW Thank you Christopher :)
Geethanchan Sivayoganathan
1,036 PointsGeethanchan Sivayoganathan
1,036 PointsThank you for the for the answer Jason.I tried different methods but its no use.BTW because the online workspace keeps crashing I switched to Notepad++.
This is the CSS;
body{ color: #878787; margin: 0; font-size: 1em font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }