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CSS Sass Basics Getting Started with Sass Declare and Use Variables

Posted by Blessing MAKOMBE (nee Charakupa)
Blessing MAKOMBE (nee Charakupa)
5,596 Points

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

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

style.scss 
$color-brand: #6a5acd;

h1 {
color:$color-brand;
$gutter: 20px;
}

.col {margin: $gutter, 20px}

2 Answers

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

You need to define the gutter variable outside of the h1 block so that your .col rule can use it:

$color-brand: #6a5acd;
$gutter: 20px;

h1 {
  color: $color-brand;
}

.col {
  margin-left: $gutter;
}
carol
carol
11,442 Points

.col { margin-left: $gutter; } still not working pliz help.

gmarrero
gmarrero
6,721 Points
gmarrero
gmarrero
6,721 Points

$color-brand: #6a5acd;

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