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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Pixels and Percentages

Gail Hall
Gail Hall
5,598 Points
Posted by Gail Hall
Gail Hall
5,598 Points

Challenge says my answer is wrong; I don't understand why.

The challenge is asking for me to increase the font-size to 26 pixels. But, when I do this, it gives me the "Bummer: Make sure you're setting 'font-size' to 26 pixels." message. What do they want from me?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

span .title {
    font-size: 26px;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="container">
      <header>
        <span class="title">Journey through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
        <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
      </header>
      <div class="main-content">
        <p>
          Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions 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="#">Find out more</a>
        <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2>
        <p>
          As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of mink, bears, and Bald eagles.
        </p>
        <a href="#">See the Wildlife</a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

The instructions ask for the target to be 'the <span> element with the class "title"'.

But the space between the terms in the selector makes it a descendant selector which targets "any element with the class "title" that is inside a <span>" instead.

Gail Hall
Gail Hall
5,598 Points
Gail Hall
Gail Hall
5,598 Points

Thank you very much, Steven! Perhaps the error message should have said something more like the first error message I got when I entered ".title span { same code as above }". That error message was along the lines of "Make sure you are targeting the "span" element with the class "title". It was confusing me that it seemed to suggest I had not set the font-size to 26 pixels. Anyway, thank you again!