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[k4m1k4z1]

Hello forum, I was looking at some css and i noticed on their stylesheet that they had some that were like "#footer" and some that were like ".footer". These are just examples but i am wondering what the difference is between the two. Help appreciated.
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k4m1k4z1:pinguin:

[WingedPanther]

There are two different ways to identify an HTML element: ID and Class. An HTML element can only have one ID, but multiple classes. Each ID should only be applied to one element, but a class can be applied to multiple elements. In CSS, # is used for an ID, . for a class.

[k4m1k4z1]

Thank you for your help, I was looking for an answer for quite some time now. I really appreciate your help.

[WingedPanther]

Glad I could help :)

[Howdy_McGee]

I have a similar question:

Why is it that in some instances styles applied to classes won't be applied but using ids: the style will apply?
I recently had a situation where classes wouldnt pass the styles to the multiple elements but once i used multiple ID's the style worked perfectly.

[niggoo]

Two examples:

<div id="something"></div>
CSS: #something {}

<div class="something"></div>
CSS: .something {}