External Stylesheets Code Incorrect or Needs Additional Reference

[jfc3-dol]

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn_web_development/Howto/Solve_CSS_problems/CSS_FAQ

What specific section or headline is this issue about?

Why doesn't my CSS, which is valid, render at all?

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

The article mentioned the reason below for the reasons why CSS might not be applied in this.

To be applied, a CSS stylesheet must be served with a text/css MIME type.

Nowadays, external CSS files use rel="Stylesheet", which is referenced in the MDN article Getting started with CSS page under the heading "External stylesheets".

<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css" />

What did you expect to see?

I thought it would mention both or the one that is now the standard.

Do you have any supporting links, references, or citations?

nope

Do you have anything more you want to share?

nope

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• Folder: en-us/learn_web_development/howto/solve_css_problems/css_faq
• MDN URL: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn_web_development/Howto/Solve_CSS_problems/CSS_FAQ
• GitHub URL: https://github.com/mdn/content/blob/main/files/en-us/learn_web_development/howto/solve_css_problems/css_faq/index.md
• Last commit: 5b20f5f
• Document last modified: 2024-12-19T15:37:45.000Z

[Josh-Cena]

When we say "with a text/css MIME type" we mean that the HTTP response that serves the CSS code must have the Content-Type: text/css header. It has nothing to do with the <link rel>.