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

Posted by MUZ140019 Nqobile Nyathi
MUZ140019 Nqobile Nyathi
1,074 Points

select intro clas and write font-size.Use 16px as parent font size context give intro an em font-size equivalent to 20px

styling the intro

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 */

2 Answers

Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points
Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points

This is saying that if the parent font size is 16px (the default pixel size of 1em), how would you give .intro a font size equivalent to 20px?

To do this, take your desired font size (20px) and divide that by the parent's font size (16px). So in this case, the equivalent em value would be 1.25em.

Hope this helps!

jeremy hudson
jeremy hudson
2,589 Points
jeremy hudson
jeremy hudson
2,589 Points

just divide 20px/16px=1.25em. this will solve your problem happy coding