# CSS not cooperating id selectors and links

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-not-cooperating-id-selectors-and-links/122093>\
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**Created:** [September 10, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-not-cooperating-id-selectors-and-links/122093 "2004-09-10T03:26:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 10, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/css-not-cooperating-id-selectors-and-links/122093/1 "2004-09-10T03:26:00Z")

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I’m going nuts… I cannot figure out why my links are not showing up how I want them to. The navigation links show up like the CSS tells it to, but the “link 1” and “link 2” have a mind of their own. I do not understand why they are not listening to CSS. link 1 and link 2 should be red, then become underlined on hover. Also the Test link in the middle section displays differently in Firefox vs IE. Any help is greatly appreciated!!

[www.texasriptide.org](http://www.texasriptide.org)

[www.texasriptide.org/css/default.css](http://www.texasriptide.org/css/default.css)

here is the css for link1 and link2

```auto
#left div.profile{
	text-align:center;
}
#left div.profile a:link, a:visited {
	font-size: 90%;
	line-height: 140%;
	color:#CC0000;
	text-decoration: none;
}
#left div.profile a:hover {
	color:#CC0000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}
#left div.profile a:active {
	color:#CC0000;
	text-decoration: underline;
}

```