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

Posted by Felistas Mudidi
Felistas Mudidi
6,677 Points

Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro and giving it a bold font weight and an italic font style.

help. where i am i going wrong?

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;line-height: 1.6;}
.intro span { font-weight: bold;font-style: italic;}

3 Answers

deebird
deebird
7,558 Points

All styles should be in 1 sector. You have created the same selector twice.

tomaszfurmanczyk
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
tomaszfurmanczyk
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,242 Points
tomaszfurmanczyk
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
tomaszfurmanczyk
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,242 Points

This is the correct answer:

.intro{ font-size:1.25em; line-height:1.6em; }

.intro span{ font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; }

Amber Puharic
Amber Puharic
6,307 Points

I am stuck on this one too. Someone please help. Thank you. I really just want and need to move on.
.intro span { font-size: 1.25em;/20px/16px/ font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; } }

tomaszfurmanczyk
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
tomaszfurmanczyk
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,242 Points
tomaszfurmanczyk
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
tomaszfurmanczyk
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,242 Points

This is the correct answer:

.intro span{ font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; }