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

Renee Thronebury
Renee Thronebury
761 Points
Posted by Renee Thronebury
Renee Thronebury
761 Points

How do I create a new rule that targets the span inside another element?

I thought to tag another element onto the main element required nothing more than a space between the two words or even moving it to the next line for better organization. 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-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

4 Answers

Mitchell Springer
Mitchell Springer
2,576 Points
Mitchell Springer
Mitchell Springer
2,576 Points

Try:

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

span needs to be before the { if you want to target it.

Renee Thronebury
Renee Thronebury
761 Points
Renee Thronebury
Renee Thronebury
761 Points

I tried it both of your ways and it still told me I was wrong. This is the challenge that is asks me to complete: Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an italic font style. Once I check the work the Bummer Message reads: Make sure you're selecting the intro class, and setting an em font-size value equal to 20px.. I'm not sure what to do.

Kidist Admasu
Kidist Admasu
11,020 Points
Kidist Admasu
Kidist Admasu
11,020 Points

try is this way

.intro span {

  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
Renee Thronebury
Renee Thronebury
761 Points
Renee Thronebury
Renee Thronebury
761 Points

I tried it both of your ways and it still told me I was wrong. This is the challenge that is asks me to complete: Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an italic font style. Once I check the work the Bummer Message reads: Make sure you're selecting the intro class, and setting an em font-size value equal to 20px.. I'm not sure what to do.

Pablo Andre Acosta Gomez
Pablo Andre Acosta Gomez
2,018 Points
Pablo Andre Acosta Gomez
Pablo Andre Acosta Gomez
2,018 Points

I have the same problem as Renee Thronebury . Someone that knows what's going on?

Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher
Guil Hernandez
Guil Hernandez
Treehouse Teacher

Hi Pablo Andre Acosta Gomez,

It looks like you need to create two separate CSS rules, one for .intro and another for .intro span.

Hope this helps. :)