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Advanced CSS 5

Are there rules for naming classes?

Yes. Class names must begin with a letter and can

contain only letters, underscore characters, dashes,

and numbers. Class names cannot contain spaces.

Class names are also case-sensitive, so you need to

be sure to use the same capitalization in the HTML

attribute as you do in the style sheet.

Can I use the same class more than once on

a page?

Yes. A single class can be applied to as many

elements on the page as you want. You do not even

need to apply it to the same element, so, for

example, you could apply a class to a span and a

paragraph in the same document without problem.

● When you view the page in

the browser, the tag to which

you added the class attribute

has the style applied.

3 Within the style sheet, type
a period and the class name
you used in Step 2.

4 Press.

5 Type {.

6 Type one or more style rules.

7 Press.

8 Type }.

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