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CSS CSS Selectors Selectors - Beyond the Basics Attribute Selectors Challenge

Posted by shawn khah
shawn khah
15,082 Points

i don't know what's wrong?!!!!!!

Finally, write a new attribute selector that targets input elements with a type attribute value of submit. Then, set the background color to #52bab3. Bummer! Make sure you're setting the background color to '#52bab3'. Preview Get Help Recheck work style.css

index.html 
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img[title="avatar"] {
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  border-radius: 50%;
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}
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​
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input[type='password'] {
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 color: #ccc ;
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}
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​
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input[type='submit'] {
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  background-color: '#52bab3';
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}

3 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Shawn,

My code looks like:

img[title="avatar"] {
  border-radius: 50%;
}

input[type="password"] {
  color: #ccc;
}

input[type="submit"] {
  background-color: #52bab3;
}

You have single quotes round your hex colour - that might be it?

Steve.

shawn khah
shawn khah
15,082 Points

thank you steve:)

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

No problem! :-)

Roberto Da Silva
Roberto Da Silva
4,213 Points
Roberto Da Silva
Roberto Da Silva
4,213 Points

I'm having the same issue, no matter what I do it will still say the code is wrong ?!?!? =/

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Can you post your code, Roberto?

Steve.

chello yana
chello yana
8,924 Points
chello yana
chello yana
8,924 Points

why can't there be space between '=' and near keywords? my code was same yours but there was only space so it didn't work.

Roberto Da Silva
Roberto Da Silva
4,213 Points
Roberto Da Silva
Roberto Da Silva
4,213 Points

hi steve, I have just copy/paste the code from shawn which was exactly the same and guess what ?! passed the test lol !

many thanks for your prompt response =)

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Glad you got it fixed. :+1:

Vincent Phatsima
Vincent Phatsima
11,889 Points
Vincent Phatsima
Vincent Phatsima
11,889 Points

input[type="submit"] { background-color: #52bab3; }