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

Josiah Brisart
Josiah Brisart
939 Points
Posted by Josiah Brisart
Josiah Brisart
939 Points

Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an ita-

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

I've tried a lot of different things but i just keep getting

Bummer! Make sure you're selecting the intro class, and setting an em font-size value equal to 20px

i know the font-size value is correct so its got to be the
Make sure you're selecting the intro class

but I don't get it please help

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;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

2 Answers

Connor Walker
Connor Walker
17,985 Points

The problem is the challenge wants two rules, one for the intro class and one for the span inside the intro class. With the code that you currently have you only have the rule for the span inside the intro class and have combined the challenges into one class.

All you need to do is recreate your rule the intro class and cut and paste your line-height and font-size properties into it, like this:

.intro{
  font-size: 1.25em; 
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.intro span{
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}
Josiah Brisart
Josiah Brisart
939 Points
Josiah Brisart
Josiah Brisart
939 Points

Thanks for the help
I appreciate it

Jeffrey Carlston
Jeffrey Carlston
2,395 Points
Jeffrey Carlston
Jeffrey Carlston
2,395 Points

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

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

and i did not work, am I missing something?

Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins
10,080 Points
Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins
10,080 Points

Tried it too. Still doesn't work