Title: Code Snippet Errors
Last modified: June 12, 2022

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# Code Snippet Errors

 *  Resolved [yqx709abc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yqx709abc/)
 * (@yqx709abc)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-snippet-errors/)
 * Hello.
    I use Elementor Pro and Hello theme. I’ve watched several great “how 
   to” videos to create ideas for my website. The narrators often used CSS to complete
   the designs and I followed their instructions. However, when I copied/pasted 
   the referenced CSS, it didn’t work. Because I know little about CSS, I used Code
   Snippets to troubleshoot. Sure enough, Code Snippets confirmed something was 
   wrong. Assistance greatly appreciated.
 * Below are several error message examples. What do they mean? Are there fixes 
   a non-tech person like me can do?
    (1) The code snippet you are trying to save
   produced a fatal error on line 1: syntax error, unexpected token “<“, expecting
   end of file (2) The code snippet you are trying to save produced a fatal error
   on line 2: syntax error, unexpected token “:” (3) The snippet has been deactivated
   due to an error on line 32: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of snippet

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 *  [Faisal Ahammad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/faisalahammad/)
 * (@faisalahammad)
 * [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-snippet-errors/#post-15730577)
 * Hi [@yqx709abc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yqx709abc/)
    Sorry for the
   trouble. Could you please share the code that you’ve tried to add and some screenshots?
 *  Thread Starter [yqx709abc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yqx709abc/)
 * (@yqx709abc)
 * [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-snippet-errors/#post-15738535)
 * Hi Faisal. Thank you for responding. How do I add screenshots here?
 *  Plugin Author [Shea Bunge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bungeshea/)
 * (@bungeshea)
 * [3 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/code-snippet-errors/#post-15739374)
 * [@yqx709abc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yqx709abc/) you will need to
   wrap your CSS code in the appropriate action hook to have it show up properly
   on the page. See this page for more details: [https://help.codesnippets.pro/article/41-how-can-i-add-code-to-my-site-s-header-or-footer](https://help.codesnippets.pro/article/41-how-can-i-add-code-to-my-site-s-header-or-footer)

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