Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

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

Jeffrey Carlston
Jeffrey Carlston
2,395 Points
Posted by Jeffrey Carlston
Jeffrey Carlston
2,395 Points

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

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

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

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

How do I fix this?

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">      
      <p>
        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;
}

.intro span {
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
}
reginabattle
reginabattle
16,646 Points

The challenge asks for the ".intro" class to be added to the p tag. It's currently wrapped within another p tag, so it's not targeting the span. Your CSS looks good.

<p class="intro">This is code!</p>

2 Answers

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

I tried the

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

And it did not work.

Any ideas why?

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

I added the <span class="intro"> to the html and it worked.