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

Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points
Posted by Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points

Dont understand this sentence: Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro.

Dont understand this sentence: Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro.

Can you please write the rule for me

Many thanks

P.

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

5 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Something like:

.intro span{

}

Steve.

Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points
Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points

Thank you so much. Now, by doing this I thought I apply the font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; to the p element. Right?

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hang on ... let me read the challenge ... be right bacck ...

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Nope - the p element is left alone - everyting applies to the span:

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

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

a:link {
  text-decoration: none;
}
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Yeah - the span is contained within a sentence. The class .intro is being used to highlight just a couple of words within that sentence.

Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points
Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points

Thank you. But the class .intro is nested into the p element in the html. Why does not the .intro span instruction impact the P element?

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

If you just targetted the .intro class that's precisely what would happen. But you have made a more specific selector, asking it to target the span element that's inside the .intro class.

So in your CSS above, there's two separate sets of selector, one sets the font size and line height for the .intro class - that'll affect everything inside the class (which is the p, as you say). The next selector asks to change the span element that is a child of the .intro class.

I hope that makes some sense!

Steve.

Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points
Pedro Bustillo
Pedro Bustillo
3,608 Points

thank you all for your great help