I cannot get css :hover to work

[ScrewLooseSalad]

  I really cannot understand it, I've tried several different ways of writing it that I'm sure I've used before, and I simply cannot get :hover to work with any of my divs...

 

html:

<a href=''><div id='menu' class='button1'></div></a>
<a href=''><div id='menu' class='button2'></div></a>
<a href=''><div id='menu' class='button3'></div></a>
<a href=''><div id='menu' class='button4'></div></a>

css:

	#menu {
	width:75px;
	height:75px;
	background-color:red;
/*	background-image:url('menu.jpg');  */
	float:left;
	margin:20px;
	}
	
	.button1:hover {
/*	background-position:75px 75px;  */
	background-color:yellow;
	}

as you can see I've commented out the image, ultimately I want the image to appear, but for now I can't get the :hover to change the state of the div at all, no reaction...

 

any help would be much appreciated, its really frustrating me...

[DarkKnight2011]

As far as I know, you cannot use the same id more than once, that could be throwing an error an causing your issue,

 

they could all have the class menu, and the id's can be button1, button2 etc

Edited May 7, 2013 by DarkKnight2011

[ScrewLooseSalad]

that's just it! thanks!