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CSS Sass Basics Getting Started with Sass Declare and Use Variables

how to Target the class .col and apply a left margin using the gutter variable.

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style.scss
$color-brand:#6a5acd;
h1 {
color:$color-brand;
}
$gutter:20px;
.col {
left-margin:$gutter;
}
Kristy Knapp
Kristy Knapp
10,632 Points

You almost have it! Change your margin property inside .col to margin-left and that should work.

1 Answer

Andrew Young
PLUS
Andrew Young
Courses Plus Student 639 Points

Hey the left margin in css is margin-left here is the code I test and worked

$color-brand:#6a5acd;
h1 {
  color:$color-brand;
}
$gutter:20px;
.col {
  margin-left:$gutter;
}

PS. A tab will be more comfortable if you're writing a long code