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HTML How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Use ID Selectors

Posted by Gavin Glisson
Gavin Glisson
5,482 Points

Background Problems.

I typed in the code in the video. I checked multiple times. the code was right. I don't know if i'm missing something or what.

https://w.trhou.se/6g779pwewm

1 Answer

Brandon Gonzales
Brandon Gonzales
352 Points
Brandon Gonzales
Brandon Gonzales
352 Points

Your code should work fine, although you can use a <div> element to do this instead as well, not as effective, but it will work.

<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<p>Example content</p>
</div>
<body>

#wrapper {
background-color: orange;
}
Gavin Glisson
Gavin Glisson
5,482 Points

Nope. Didn't work.