Hello im new to CSS can you check this code?

[PSG1JOHN]

I cant seem to get my p.important { color: red;} to work in the html its <p class = "important">
p {
color: blue;

}

Body {
background-color: gray;
font=family: sans-serif;
}

h1 {
border-bottom: 2px double black;
}

h2 {
Color: blue;
font=family: sans-serif;
}
h3.important {
background-color: silver;
color: red;
font=family: sans-serif;
}

ol {
background-color: silver;
color: red;
font=family: sans-serif;
}

q {
color: purple
}


em {
color: aqua;
}

strong{
color: aqua;

{

li {
background-color: silver
color: red;
font=family: sans-serif;
}

p.important {
background-color: silver
color: red;
font=family: sans-serif;

}

p.footer {
background-color: silver
color: black;
font=family: sans-serif;

}

[Nile]

It should be font-family, not font=family.

[Snookerman]

There were quite a few errors, this should work:

p {
	color: blue;
}
body {
	background-color: gray;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}
h1 {
	border-bottom: 2px double black;
}
h2 {
	color: blue;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}
h3.important {
	background-color: silver;
	color: red;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}
ol {
	background-color: silver;
	color: red;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}
q {
	color: purple;
}
em {
	color: aqua;
}
strong {
	color: aqua;
}
li {
	background-color: silver;
	color: red;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}
p.important {
	background-color: silver;
	color: red;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}
p.footer {
	background-color: silver;
	color: black;
	font-family: sans-serif;
}

You can run your CSS code though the W3 validator to make sure you don't have any errors.

Good luck!

[PSG1JOHN]

Thanks a lot you guys for the fast reply on help Smookerman and Nile!

[Nile]

Glad to help you! Your welcome!

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[Snookerman]

You're welcome, glad to help!
You can go to your first post in this thread, click then click Go Advanced and add the Resolved prefix to the thread title.
This will let other users know the problem has been solved.

Also, you might be interested in this CSS tutorial: http://www.howtocreate.co.uk/tutorials/css/introduction

Good luck!