Variable name syntax?

HTML-CSS
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Hello fcc support,

I am having difficulty with step 15 of the building a city skyline tutorial. I am inputting the following code:

.bb1a {
background-color: var(–#999);
}

I have read the CSS article on the use of var ( ) function on freeCodeCamp and the syntax appears to be correct. What is incorrect about the above CSS entry?

2

you’re supposed to call your “variable name” within your “var()” with “–” as a prefix

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Thanks. I thought I already tried entering that code.

4

#999 is a fixed hex value. A variable is a “container” that stores values. You assign the variable some value and then use it by its name.

:root {
  --color-text: #1e1e1e;
}

p {
  color: var(--color-text);
}
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did you or did you not try something like this syntax background-color: var(--clr); in your code?

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I included the var(–clr) code as the input and it passed the test.

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