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CSS-008

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EPUBCheck CSS-008 is an error message: “An error occurred while parsing the CSS: ….” The CSS parser found a syntax error; EPUBCheck reports the parser's description and the position.

The official message

An error occurred while parsing the CSS: %1$s.

Default severity
Error. The EPUB breaks a rule of the specification and is invalid. Stores and Send to Kindle may reject it, and EPUBCheck exits with status 1.
EPUBCheck version
5.4.0

%1$s, %2$s… are filled in with the file, value or element EPUBCheck found.

Typical causes

  • A missing semicolon or brace, a stray character, or invalid syntax copied from a preprocessor.

How to fix it

  • Go to the line and column in the message and correct the syntax.

Terms used here

Other CSS messages

  • CSS-007 Font-face reference "…" refers to non-standard font type "…".
  • CSS-006 CSS selector specifies fixed position.
  • CSS-004 CSS documents must be encoded in UTF-8, detected …;
  • CSS-003 CSS document is encoded in UTF-16. It should be encoded in UTF-8 instead.
  • CSS-002 Empty or NULL reference found.
  • CSS-001 The "…" property must not be included in an EPUB Style Sheet.

Message text and severity from EPUBCheck 5.4.0 (W3C, BSD-3-Clause). Explanation by EPUBLab.

FAQ

What does EPUBCheck CSS-008 mean?

EPUBCheck CSS-008 is an error message: “An error occurred while parsing the CSS: ….” The CSS parser found a syntax error; EPUBCheck reports the parser's description and the position.

Is CSS-008 an error?

CSS-008 is reported as error by default. The EPUB breaks a rule of the specification and is invalid. Stores and Send to Kindle may reject it, and EPUBCheck exits with status 1.