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

Allan Woo
Allan Woo
4,311 Points
Posted by Allan Woo
Allan Woo
4,311 Points

Cannot create a new rule to target span inside .intro

I am asked to create a new rule to target the span element inside .intro, but I am completely lost

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 */
.intro span {
font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;

}

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hi Allan, Although your code is correct in syntax, you are combining styles that you shouldn't be.

The first 2 questions in the challenge want you to style the .intro class, with font-size and line-height.

The next 2 question are for the span inside the .intro class, so you need to create a whole new selector. By the end of task#4 you will have 2 separate selectors, each with two style attributes:

.intro {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.intro span {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

Hope that makes sense. Jason :)

Allan Woo
Allan Woo
4,311 Points
Allan Woo
Allan Woo
4,311 Points

Wow, thanks for that, it had me stumped for ages

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

No worries!

If an answer solves your problem, it's a good idea to select that answer as "Best Answer" as this lets others in the forum know you question was answered.

Happy Coding Allan! :)