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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors ID Selectors

Spencer Renfro
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Spencer Renfro
Courses Plus Student 11,133 Points
Posted by Spencer Renfro
Spencer Renfro
Courses Plus Student 11,133 Points

When I write in the CSS page for the ID selector, the selector value stays red. EX: #primary-content

I could not get the red border to appear, nor could I get the bottom border on the footer to appear. The content I write in the CSS page stays red on the ID selector, for the selector value. Below is what I wrote out but the #primary-content, and the #main-footer are highlighted red. I have matched the ID selectors in HTML with the same names.

#primary-content{ border: 3px solid red; }

#main-footer { padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; border-bottom: solid 10px orange; }

Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
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Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,799 Points

Could you post all of your style.CSS? What you have looks right but you may have a typo above that is causing an error. Like maybe forgot to close a bracket?

Spencer Renfro
Spencer Renfro
Courses Plus Student 11,133 Points
Spencer Renfro
Spencer Renfro
Courses Plus Student 11,133 Points

body{ color: #878787; margin: 0; }

.main-header { background-color: orange; }

h1{ font-size: 90px; color: white; }

h2{ font-size: 53px; }

h3{ font-size: 20px; color: #48525c;

.primary-content{ text-align: center; }

.secondary-content { border-top: 2px solid lightgrey; }

#main-footer { padding-top: 60px; padding-bottom: 60px; border-bottom: solid 10px orange; }

Spencer Renfro
Spencer Renfro
Courses Plus Student 11,133 Points
Spencer Renfro
Spencer Renfro
Courses Plus Student 11,133 Points

This is the HTML for the related footer.

<footer id="main-footer">
        <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
        <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
    </footer>

</body> </html>

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