# ID doesnt seem to be working in codepen

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 11, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713 "2017-03-11T17:27:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![john426](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@john426](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/john426)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/1 "2017-03-11T17:27:43Z")

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Im very new to this so I’ve probably made a very basic error but the id’s on my codepen dont seem to be working at all. In my css I have written:

```auto
 #user { 
color: yellow
}

```

and in my HTML i have written:

```auto
<li id="user" >Renationalsing the railways </li>

```

It would be useful for someone to point out the stupid error that I’m making?

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**Author:** ![awagoner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/awagoner/32/163097_2.png) [@awagoner](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/awagoner)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/2 "2017-03-11T17:39:39Z")

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Don’t forget your semicolon! That burns a lot of people. 😁

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**Author:** ![john426](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@john426](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/john426)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/3 "2017-03-11T17:44:25Z")

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Cheers. I’ve changed that but still no luck.

My other ids are doing the same not just that one, I don’t know if that makes any difference?

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**Author:** ![Stivis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/stivis/32/24482_2.png) [@Stivis](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Stivis)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/4 "2017-03-11T17:47:04Z")

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can we see your code, html and css, maybe codepen link ?

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**Author:** ![awagoner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/awagoner/32/163097_2.png) [@awagoner](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/awagoner)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/5 "2017-03-11T17:48:08Z")

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Hmmm…

You can try resetting. I’ve had a couple of problems where my code was actually correct (Surprise!), and I didn’t pass the test. Resetting sometimes helps.

You can try pasting your code in for everyone to see. I’m online, so I’ll take a look at it.

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**Author:** ![BenGitter](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/bengitter/32/12192_2.png) [@BenGitter](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/BenGitter)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/6 "2017-03-11T18:04:46Z")

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I cleaned up your code.  
You need to use triple backticks to post code to the forum.  
See [this post for details](http://forum.freecodecamp.com/t/forum-code-formatting/25574).

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**Author:** ![john426](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/97f17d/32.png) [@john426](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/john426)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/7 "2017-03-13T18:08:24Z")

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thanks guys, worked out that I just hadn’t closed an earlier id properly which was screwing up all the rest. Very rookie error. Thanks for the help though.

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/id-doesnt-seem-to-be-working-in-codepen/95713/8 "2021-01-17T09:42:35Z")

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Closed on January 17, 2021, 9:42am UTC