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

Posted by Austin Dsilva
Austin Dsilva
2,516 Points

Box Shadow - Scratched my head on this one, yet cant find whats wrong. Any one know?

I have typed everything that I think was meant to make this work. I am sure it might be the silliest of errors, but can find it. Thanks in advance for your help.

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

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Separate the two sets of values with a comma:

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

That should do it for you.

Steve.

Austin Dsilva
Austin Dsilva
2,516 Points

Thanks Steve. Silly me.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

I sat and stared at that for a while until the penny dropped!!

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

Having two box-shadow rules like you do, you inset rule is overriding your regular box shadow, so you're only getting the one. Move them both to the same rule, comma separated like Steve pointed out.

Austin Dsilva
Austin Dsilva
2,516 Points

Thanks Kevin.