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HTML How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Write CSS Media Queries

Posted by Keith Kittrick
Keith Kittrick
1,838 Points

I'm stuck on the media query code challenge!

The challenge is for me to set a break-point at 480px, then inside the break-point, change the h1 font-size to 2.5em.

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) { h1 { font-size: 2.5em; }
}

I want to believe that thisis the right answer, but I'm repeatedly told it is not.

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a:hover {
  color: #32673f;
}

h1 {
  font-family: Changa One, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.75em;
  font-weight: normal;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #bdc3c7;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
  font-weight: 800;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}

.profile-photo {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
      max-width: 150px;
  border-radius: 100%;
}

.contact-info {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

.contact-info a {
  display: block;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  padding: 0 0 0 30px;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
  h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
  }  
}

3 Answers

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points
jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Hey Keith,

You'll want to use min-width, not max-width for this challenge. 

@media (min-width: 480px) {
  h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
  }
}

Typically, with min-width, you're designing mobile-first. With max-width patterns, you're design desktop-first. Min-width is the minimum width at which a style will start to be applied.

Keith Kittrick
Keith Kittrick
1,838 Points
Keith Kittrick
Keith Kittrick
1,838 Points

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) { h1 { font-size: 2.5em; } }

still not working. I even tried copying and pasting your code.

This is the exact challenge:

Create a breakpoint for devices 480 pixels wide or larger. Inside the breakpoint, set the h1 font-size to 2.5em.

jacobproffer
jacobproffer
24,604 Points

Are you sure this is not passing for you?

I've tried the following and both pass:

@media (min-width: 480px) {
  h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
  }
}

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {
  h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
  }
}

Edit:

Are you writing this at the bottom of your stylesheet?

Keith Kittrick
Keith Kittrick
1,838 Points
Keith Kittrick
Keith Kittrick
1,838 Points

That was the problem, I switched back to writing at the top, after you replied.

Thanks a lot.

I love the course.