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CSS How to Make a Website Styling Web Pages and Navigation Style the Portfolio

Jennifer Hughes
Jennifer Hughes
2,083 Points
Posted by Jennifer Hughes
Jennifer Hughes
2,083 Points

I am having trouble styling my page. None of the input is being outputted - no side-by-side column, no gray background.

I am having trouble styling my page. None of the input is being outputted - no side-by-side column, no gray background, etc.

Here is my HTML and CSS code:

<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title> Jennifer Hughes | Writer </title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/normalize.css">
     <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Kreon|Josefin+Slab:400,700,400italic,700italic' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/main.css">
   </head>
   <body>
     <header>
       <a href="index.html" id="logo">
          <h1>Jennifer Hughes</h1>
          <h2>never, never, never give up</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 id="gallery"></ul>
            <li>
              <a href="Img/numbers-01.jpg">
              <img src="Img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
              <p>David makes his very own hat!</p>
             </a>
          </li>
         <li>
         <a href="Img/david.jpg">
            <img src="Img/david.jpg" alt="">
            <p>David learns to drive!</p>
           </a>
          </li>
           <li>
         <a href="Img/david2.jpg">
            <img src="Img/david2.jpg" alt="">
            <p>David talks on the telephone for the very first time.</p>
           </a>
          </li>
           <li>
         <a href="img/david3.jpg">
            <img src="Img/david3.jpg" alt="">
           <p>David tries kale.</p>
           </a>
          </li>
          </ul>
       </section>
        <footer>
          <a href="https://www.facebook.com/david.kuhns1"><img src="Img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo"></a> 
          <p>&copy; 2014 Jennifer Hughes.</p>
          </footer>
       </div>
     </body>
  </html>

/**********
GENEARL
***********/

body {
  font-family: 'Josefin Slab', sans-serif;
}
#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin:0 auto;
  padding: 0 5%;
}

a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

img {
  max-width:100%;
}  

/**********
HEADING
***********/

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}


h1 {
  font-family: 'Kreon', sans-serif;
  margin: 15px,0;
  font-size: 1.75em;
  font-weight: normal;
  line-height: 0.8em;
}

h2{
  font-size: 0.75em;
    margin:-5px 0 0;
    font-weight: normal;
}



/**********
NAVIGATION
***********/

nav {
  text-align:center;
  padding: 10px 0;
  margin: 20px 0 0;
}


/**********
FOOTER
***********/  

footer {
  font-size: 0.75em;
  text-align:center;
  padding-top: 50px;
  color: #ccc;
}


/**********
PAGE: PORTFOLIO
***********/

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float:left;
  width:45%;
  margin:2.5%;
  background-color:#f5f5f5;
  color:#bdc3c7;
}


/**********
COLORS
***********/

/* site body */
body {
  background-color:#fff;
  color: #999;
}

/* green header */
header 
{
  background: #6ab47b;
  border-color: #599a68;
}

/* nav background on mobile devices */
nav {
  background-color: #599a68;
}

/* logo text */
h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

/*links*/
a {
  color: #6ab47b;
}

/* nav link color */
nav a, nav a:visited {
  color: #fff;
}
/* selected nav link */
nav a.selected, nav a:hover {
  color: #32673f;
}

1 Answer

myackley35
myackley35
34,574 Points

Hey Jennifer!

In your HTML just inside the "#wrapper" div your "#gallery" unordered list has an extra close tag right after it. If you delete that you should be good to go!

<div id="wrapper"> 
          <ul id="gallery"><!-- extra markup removed -->
            <li>
Jennifer Hughes
Jennifer Hughes
2,083 Points
Jennifer Hughes
Jennifer Hughes
2,083 Points

Magical. I love this: Treehouse! It's impressive that you - and people of your talent - are able to spot these errors. Thank you!

myackley35
myackley35
34,574 Points

Thanks, Jennifer! Happy to help!