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HTML How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Center the Wrapper

Posted by Daniel Brindle
Daniel Brindle
701 Points

Why is my CSS not changing the look of my page?

I'm pretty sure the css code is correct,

a {
 text-decoration: none;  
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  Padding 0 5%;
  background: orange;
}

But is there something wrong with my html that I am missing?
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <Title>Daniel Brindle | New Media Specialist</Title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css"> 
  </head>
Daniel Brindle
Daniel Brindle
701 Points

https://w.trhou.se/db08pz8a6p

4 Answers

Daniel Brindle
Daniel Brindle
701 Points

I titled my css folder "CSS" not "css" Problem solved!

Allison Walker
Allison Walker
17,137 Points
Allison Walker
Allison Walker
17,137 Points

If you haven't figured it out yet, which you might on your own...this is your problem: padding 0 5%; vs padding: 0 5%; missing a colon between padding and 0. (edited to show lowercase 'p').

Also, you might want to use background-color vs background.

Daniel Brindle
Daniel Brindle
701 Points

Thank you Allison and if I am reading your answer correctly, the capital "P" in padding is the only difference. While that appears to have been a proble, it was not THE problem. Thank you though

Daniel Brindle
Daniel Brindle
701 Points
Daniel Brindle
Daniel Brindle
701 Points

I titled my css folder "CSS" not "css" Problem solved!

Allison Walker
Allison Walker
17,137 Points
Allison Walker
Allison Walker
17,137 Points

Daniel, I am glad you solved your own problem. What I was referring to was in your posted CSS. In your wrapper, you have "padding 0 5%;" not "padding: 0 5%;" According to what you posted, you are missing a colon after the word "padding".