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2,076 Pointsbody in style sheet
Why has the color of the text in the footer only changed when you set the body selector in the style sheet?
3 Answers
Jeff Mignone
15,395 PointsNo styling was given to the "p" tags in the footer, so they take the styling of the "body" and setting the color in the "body" won't effect links or "a" tags.
a {
color: #6ab47b;
}
body {
background-color: white;
color: #999;
}
guarlonmirka
10,192 PointsI think that your footer element is nested in the body element. That is why.
Amrit Bhogal
2,076 PointsThank you guys!