# Learn Basic CSS by Building a Cafe Menu - Step 17

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006>\
**Category:** Curriculum Help\
**Tags:** html, css\
**Created:** [September 20, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006 "2022-09-20T22:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![jdiambrini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@jdiambrini](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jdiambrini)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006/1 "2022-09-20T22:04:34Z")

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**Tell us what’s happening:**  
Describe your issue in detail here.

Now you need to link the `styles.css` file so the styles will be applied again. Nest a self-closing `link` element in the `head` element. Give it a `rel` attribute value `stylesheet` and an `href` attribute value of `styles.css` .

Okay, so this is what I put down below:

```auto
 <head>
    <a rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
    <title>Cafe Menu</title>
  </head>

```

and it’s still saying “Incorrect”. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![hbar1st](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/hbar1st/32/372649_2.png) [@hbar1st](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/hbar1st)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006/2 "2022-09-20T22:06:04Z")

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I’ve edited your code for readability. When you enter a code block into a forum post, please precede it with a separate line of three backticks and follow it with a separate line of three backticks to make it easier to read.

You can also use the “preformatted text” tool in the editor (`</>`) to add backticks around text.

 ![Pre-formatted-text](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/1/b/1b18854f1059217f29370444396145cc3a0cd8ae.gif)

See [this post](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/forum-code-formatting/25574) to find the backtick on your keyboard.  
**Note:** Backticks (`) are not single quotes (').

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**Author:** ![hbar1st](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/hbar1st/32/372649_2.png) [@hbar1st](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/hbar1st)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006/3 "2022-09-20T22:06:29Z")

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> [@jdiambrini](#):
>
> `<a rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">`

replace “\<a” with “\<link”

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**Author:** ![jdiambrini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@jdiambrini](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/jdiambrini)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006/4 "2022-09-20T22:07:59Z")

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Thank you sir and thank you for editing my code. I will add the backticks next time. Thank you very much and have a great rest of your day.

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**Author:** ![hbar1st](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/hbar1st/32/372649_2.png) [@hbar1st](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/hbar1st)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006/5 "2022-09-20T22:11:21Z")

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I hope this helps you. But for next time, no one here is a “sir”…  
All the best.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/original/3X/e/1/e1c433102e34b46dfaa3e15d13ab9a514b127078.svg) [@system](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/learn-basic-css-by-building-a-cafe-menu-step-17/556006/6 "2023-03-22T10:11:54Z")

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