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Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 4,858 PointsWhat's the difference between #main-footer and .main-footer in CSS?
In project 1, I used .main-footer or .anything. I didn't use the pound sign at all. What's the difference?
1 Answer
Ashish Mehra
2,411 Points. is a representation of class and # for id.
If you have 2-3 element with common styles the choice should be class selector in that case but if you have only one element with different than id will be best option