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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Styling the Intro Paragraph

Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points
Posted by Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points

can you help me out

Can you help me out, it keep saying, "! Make sure you're selecting the intro class, and setting an em font-size value equal to 20px" what do I need to add or put?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
    <header id="top" class="main-header">
      <span class="title">Journey Through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>
    <div class="primary-content t-border">
      <p class="intro">
        Lake Tahoe is one of the most <span>breathtaking attractions</span> located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.
      </p>
      <a href="#more">Find out more</a>
    </div>
    <footer class="main-footer">
      <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="#">California</a>.</p>
      <a href="#top">Back to top &raquo;</a>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro span {
  font-size: 1.25em; /* 20px/16px*/
  line-height:1.6;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

3 Answers

Mary-Ann Burton
Mary-Ann Burton
15,834 Points
Mary-Ann Burton
Mary-Ann Burton
15,834 Points

Clearly I read half of your code wrong - my apologies.

Just went back through the challenge as its been a while. You only need the intro class and the font size in your code. Any extra code throws an error.

Mary-Ann Burton
Mary-Ann Burton
15,834 Points
Mary-Ann Burton
Mary-Ann Burton
15,834 Points

you forgot to add the "em" to your font size :) code looks good otherwise!!! :)

Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points
Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points

I put the em in the font-size.