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

Meenakshi Bohra
Meenakshi Bohra
1,182 Points
Posted by Meenakshi Bohra
Meenakshi Bohra
1,182 Points

Just like the text-shadow property the box-shadow can take multiple comma-seperated values to add additional shadows to

Just like the text-shadow property the box-shadow can take multiple comma-seperated values to add additional shadows to the same element. Let's give .main-header an inner-shadow with a second set of box-shadow values. Set the new shadow's horizontal and vertical offsets to 0, the blur radius to 60px, the spread radius to 5px, and the color to firebrick. Don't forget to include the keyword value that creates an inner box shadow

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading{
  text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31;
}
.title{
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0px #e59740;
}
 .main-header{ 
   box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa;
   box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 15px #aaa ,  0px 0px 60px 5px 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>

5 Answers

elk6
elk6
22,916 Points
elk6
elk6
22,916 Points

Hi Meenakshi,

Try this:

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading{
  text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31;
}
.title{
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0px #e59740;
}
.main-header { 
   box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick; 
}
Caleb Campbell
Caleb Campbell
5,747 Points

mine looks like that, and it still kicks me out. ok so maybe not exactly like that.

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */ .main-heading{text-shadow:0px 0px 5px #be7b31;} .title{text-shadow:1px 3px 0px #e59740;} .main-header{box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaaaaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick;}

a s
a s
11,125 Points
a s
a s
11,125 Points

This code is correct, thank you

Parth Gada
Parth Gada
8,484 Points
Parth Gada
Parth Gada
8,484 Points

it worked thanx a lot

johnadi
johnadi
3,690 Points
johnadi
johnadi
3,690 Points

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

Brandon Guerrero
Brandon Guerrero
2,747 Points
Brandon Guerrero
Brandon Guerrero
2,747 Points

That worked for me. Thanks for the update!

Sean White
Sean White
5,537 Points
Sean White
Sean White
5,537 Points

I have tried my own versions of this and just copy and pasted these. I also checked everything with Chat GPT. I don't know why but the error I'm getting is this

Bummer: Make sure you're defining a second box shadow value. Did you include a comma between both values?

.main-heading{text-shadow:0px 0px 5px #be7b31;} .title{text-shadow:1px 3px 0px #e59740;} .main-header{box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 60px 5px firebrick;}

Sean White
Sean White
5,537 Points
Sean White
Sean White
5,537 Points

Something was glitching. I deleted and re entered some values and then submitted again and it went through? weird.