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CSS How to Make a Website CSS: Cascading Style Sheets Use ID Selectors

Posted by David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points

background-color orange not working?

As far as i can see I've got the exact code i should have folders in the right place. main.css is just not being recognised.

9 Answers

mikkellaursen
mikkellaursen
5,585 Points

Typos in <link> tag :-)

Should be 

<link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">

not

<link rel="stlyesheet" href="css/main.css">
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
5,280 Points
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
5,280 Points

Also if you want to be super awesome use the hex version of the colour. 

body {
  background-color: #FF9900;
}
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
5,280 Points
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
5,280 Points

Can you post up the CSS/HTML you're using?

David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <title>David Blake | Designer</title> <link rel="stlyesheet" href="css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stlyesheet" href="css/main.css"> </head> <body> <header> <a href="index.html"> <h1>David Blake</h1> <h2>Designer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li> </ul> </nav> </header> <section> <ul> <li> <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt=""> <p>Trying to create an 80's style of glows.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt=""> <p>Playngwith blending modes in photoshop.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-03.jpg" alt=""> <p>Drips created with photoshop.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt=""> <p>creating shapes with repetition.</p> </a> </li> <li> <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg"> <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt=""> <p>Experimentation with colour and texture.</p> </a> </li>

  </ul>
</section>
<footer>
  <a href="http://twitter.com/blakeytw1t"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="twitter logo"></a>
  <a href="http://facebook.com"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="facebook logo"></a>
  <p>&copy; 2014 David Blake.</p>
</footer>

</body>
</html>

CSS

body { background-color: orange; }

Thank you

David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points

that didn't work

David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>David Blake | Designer</title>
    <link rel="stlyesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
    <link rel="stlyesheet" href="css/main.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
      <h1>David Blake</h1>
      <h2>Designer</h2>
    </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <section>
      <ul>
        <li>
          <a href="img/numbers-01.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
            <p>Trying to create an 80's style of glows.</p>
          </a>
        </li>
        <li>
          <a href="img/numbers-02.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
            <p>Playngwith blending modes in photoshop.</p>
          </a>
        </li>
        <li>
          <a href="img/numbers-06.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-03.jpg" alt="">
            <p>Drips created with photoshop.</p>
          </a>
        </li>
        <li>
          <a href="img/numbers-09.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-09.jpg" alt="">
            <p>creating shapes with repetition.</p>
          </a>
        </li>
        <li>
          <a href="img/numbers-12.jpg">
            <img src="img/numbers-12.jpg" alt="">
            <p>Experimentation with colour and texture.</p>
          </a>
        </li>

      </ul>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <a href="http://twitter.com/blakeytw1t"><img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="twitter logo"></a>
      <a href="http://facebook.com"><img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="facebook logo"></a>
      <p>&copy; 2014 David Blake.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>  
</html>
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points 
body {
  background-color: orange;
}
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points

Thanks guys. This doesn't bode well for me.

David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points
David Blake
David Blake
1,845 Points

Thanks guys. This doesn't bode well for me.