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HTML

Posted by chris atkins
chris atkins
471 Points

why is my footer in the center of the page? why are my buttons not buttons any more?

i want my footer to actually be a footer. i think i have combined a whole heap of concepts i don't understand incorrectly and too soon. i also messed up my buttons somehow they are no longer buttons HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head lang="en"> <title>Mess around</title> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width-device-width, inital-sace=1.0"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="css.css"> </head> <header class="header"> <h1 class="h1">mess around web page</h1>

  </header>
  <body class="body">
      <img class="img1" src="https://placeimg.com/400/400/tech/grayscale" alt="Random generated greyscale image">
      <p class="p1">Here i will mess around with html tags and css rules, elements etc. hopefully produce something cool</p>

    <footer>
    <a href="#" class="button">Home</a>
    <a href="#" class="button">About me</a>
    <a href="#" class="button">Contact</a>
    </footer>
  </body>
  </html>

</html>

CSS: .header { text-align: center; background-color: black; padding: 20px;

}

.h1 { color: white; font-size: 3.5em; font-weight: bolder; text-transform: uppercase; } .body { background-color: grey; color: #ff8c1a; } .img1 { padding: 10px; float: left; display: block; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: %50; }

ul { list-style-type: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 60px; background-color: white; }

li { float: left;

}

a { color: gray; display: block; padding: 8px; background-color: #dddddd; }

}

.button { background-color: white; border: none; color: grey; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; }

chris atkins
chris atkins
471 Points

looks messy i don't know if i can include snapshots of the code in the editor instead?

chris atkins
chris atkins
471 Points

thank you

2 Answers

Peter Jonsson
Peter Jonsson
1,856 Points
Peter Jonsson
Peter Jonsson
1,856 Points

HTML Links - Syntax The HTML <a> tag defines a hyperlink. It has the following syntax:

<a href="url">link text</a>

in other words, i think it might be a good idea to take the class=button out of the <a>

Manpreet Singh
Manpreet Singh
2,689 Points
Manpreet Singh
Manpreet Singh
2,689 Points

Chris, if you look at the css, here button { background-color: white; border: none; color: grey; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; }............... You have set text-align property to center. You need to change it to left, if you want your footer in the left. Or you can assign a new class to footer and then write css for it. Also, you can set border to solid black 10px, just to see the difference. i hope it helps.

chris atkins
chris atkins
471 Points

thankyou