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HTML How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Style the Basic Elements

Posted by Soufiane Zahir
Soufiane Zahir
490 Points

max-width

Hallo always having an issue in this exercise saying the max-width value isnt checked :( Can you please help? here is the used code:

a { text-decoration: none; }

wrappper {

max-width: 940px; margin: 0 auto;

}

css/main.css 
a {
text-decoration: none;
}


#wrappper {
max-width: none;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 5%;

}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html" id="logo">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html" class="selected">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <div id="wrapper">
      <section>
        <ul>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Experimentation with color and texture.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Playing with blending modes in Photoshop.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Trying to create an 80's style of glows.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Drips created using Photoshop brushes.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
          <li>
            <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg">
              <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt="">
              <p>Creating shapes using repetition.</p>
            </a>
          </li>
        </ul>
      </section>
      <footer>
        <a href="http://twitter.com/nickrp"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo"></a>
        <a href="http://facebook.com/nickpettit"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"></a>
        <p>&copy; 2014 Nick Pettit.</p>
      </footer>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Kevin Goudswaard
Kevin Goudswaard
11,061 Points
Kevin Goudswaard
Kevin Goudswaard
11,061 Points

You have "max-width: none;" in your css. You have the code correct in your submission at the top, just looks like you typed wrong.

Zachary Hale
PLUS
Zachary Hale
Courses Plus Student 10,946 Points
Zachary Hale
Zachary Hale
Courses Plus Student 10,946 Points

In your example it says max-width is none. The code challenge checks against answers so you're going to get an error.

Soufiane Zahir
Soufiane Zahir
490 Points
Soufiane Zahir
Soufiane Zahir
490 Points

awesome, thank you guy :) now i can move forward without issues! ;)

Kevin Goudswaard
Kevin Goudswaard
11,061 Points
Kevin Goudswaard
Kevin Goudswaard
11,061 Points

you're most welcome. Keep it up!