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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Em and Rem Units

Posted by Thomas Ma
Thomas Ma
15,199 Points

The em-based font-size values for .title and h1 are relative to their parent header's font-size value. This causes a com

PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE GIVE ME THE ANSWER!

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

header {
  font-size: 1.8em;
}

.title {
  font-size: 1.625em;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 5.625em;
}
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>
      <span class="title">Journey through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>
    <div class="main-content">
      <p>
        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 href="#">Find out more</a>
      <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2>
      <p>
        As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of mink, bears, and Bald eagles.
      </p>
      <a href="#">See the Wildlife</a>
      <h3>From Tents to Resorts</h3>
      <p>
        Lake Tahoe is full of wonderful places to stay. You have the ability to sleep in the outdoors in a tent, or relax like a king at a five star resort. Here are our top three resorts:
      </p>
    </div>
    <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>

2 Answers

Domonic Webster
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Domonic Webster
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,909 Points
Domonic Webster
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Domonic Webster
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,909 Points

Hi, if it having a compounding effect you can change it from em to rem.

Thomas Ma
Thomas Ma
15,199 Points

So I can change all of them to rem?

Domonic Webster
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Domonic Webster
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,909 Points
Domonic Webster
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Domonic Webster
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 1,909 Points

yea the em is based on 16px for text but sometimes it can get compounded if lets sat you have text nested in a section that also has an em style for the text so your 1em font can become 2em. I use em but if I have this issue I change the conflicting em to rem and it fixes it since rem is relative.