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CSS Responsive Layout

Sage Savage
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Sage Savage
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 3,960 Points

CSS validation problem

I got a parse error while testing my css in a css validator and am not sure what I need to fix.

The .intro element has the error, "Parse Error 40%: float: left;" and this is the css:

.intro { width: 40%: float: left; text-align: left; padding: 0 20px 0 10px; background: #E8E8EE; }

the .profile-photo element has the error, "Parse Error [: left; padding: 0 20px 0 10px; background: #E8E8EE; } .profile-photo]" and the css:

.profile-photo { float: right; width: 30%; padding: 0 20px 20px 10px; }

What is the parse error referring to?

1 Answer

Angela Visnesky
Angela Visnesky
20,927 Points

I believe the issue is the colon after 40%. It should be a semi-colon.

.intro { 
    width: 40%;
    float: left; 
    text-align: left; 
    padding: 0 20px 0 10px;
    background: #E8E8EE;
 }