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How do I make my divs show up when created dynamically?

I'm trying to create a 16 by 16 grid by using DOM manipulation and the dynamically created divs aren't showing up. I tried assigning a background-color but it didn't work.

const container = document.querySelector('.container');
let k = 1;
for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
  for (let j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
    let newDiv = document.createElement('div');
    newDiv.style.display = 'flex';
    newDiv.style.backgroundColor = 'red';
    newDiv.id = k++;
    container.appendChild(newDiv);
  }
}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Etch-a-Sketch</title>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="container"></div>
  <!--<script src="script.js"></script>-->
</body>
</html>

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza
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It is because the divs are adding but they are empty, add something to the div to see them appear...

const container = document.querySelector('.container');
let k = 1;
for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
  for (let j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
    let newDiv = document.createElement('div');
    newDiv.style.display = 'flex';
    newDiv.style.backgroundColor = 'red';
    newDiv.id = k++;
    newDiv.textContent = "x";
    container.appendChild(newDiv);
  }
}
<div class="container"></div>

Or you can also add height to see them appear...

const container = document.querySelector('.container');
let k = 1;
for (let i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
  for (let j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
    let newDiv = document.createElement('div');
    newDiv.style.display = 'flex';
    newDiv.style.backgroundColor = 'red';
    newDiv.id = k++;
    newDiv.style.height = "5px";
    container.appendChild(newDiv);
  }
}
<div class="container"></div>

about 4 years ago · Juan Pablo Isaza Report
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