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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Media Queries

Brady Jones
Brady Jones
13,119 Points
Posted by Brady Jones
Brady Jones
13,119 Points

Hi, can anyone tell me why this isn't working please?

Next, create a new media query that targets all devices when the viewport width is 768px or narrower. Inside the media query, target the .title element and set the font-size to 1.4rem. Finally, target the h1 element and set its font-size to 5rem.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .main-header {
    background-color: tomato;
      color: white
  }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .title {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 5rem;
  }
}


}
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 -->
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,261 Points

:point_right: You used the wrong property for your target sizes.

The challenge is to create a media query that will be effective "...when the viewport width is 768px or narrower". Similarly to what you did for task 1, the correct property for this would be max-width (you have min-width).

Alisdair Buttery
Alisdair Buttery
2,534 Points
Alisdair Buttery
Alisdair Buttery
2,534 Points

In keeping with your mention of "..when the viewport width is 768px or narrower" in your current setup "@media (min-width: 768px) " would mean that these styles are applied when the viewport width is 768px wide or higher. To fix you would need to use the property of max-width instead of min-width.

Brady Jones
Brady Jones
13,119 Points
Brady Jones
Brady Jones
13,119 Points

A stupid mistake :-) it's always a simple syntax error.

Thanks for putting me straight