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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Text Shadows and Box Shadows

Posted by christine marshall
christine marshall
Courses Plus Student 1,884 Points

CSS Basics: Box-shadow task 4: can't seem to find the right mix of answers... make sure your vertical is yielding 2

please help have tried for over an hour...

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
. main-heading{
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;

}
.title{
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}
.main-header{
  box-shadow: 0, 2px, 15px, #aaa,
              inset, 0px, 0, 60px, 10px firebrick; 
}
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 class="main-heading">Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>

        <div class="primary-content">
            <p class="intro">
                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 class="callout" href="#more">Find out more</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->

        <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>

1 Answer

Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
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Heidi Fryzell
Front End Web Development Treehouse Moderator 25,178 Points

Hi Christine,

You are a very close. This is a tricky one.

I think you got confused when the instructions said to insert a comma before the second "inset" shadow. You literally only need one comma but you inserted commas between every value. This should work:

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa,
    inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick;
}

Hope this makes sense! Happy Coding!

Heidi

christine marshall
christine marshall
Courses Plus Student 1,884 Points

thank you so much!