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

Chris Jung
Chris Jung
15,941 Points
Posted by Chris Jung
Chris Jung
15,941 Points

code seems to be right but not working

I'm on challenge 2 of 4 for text-shadow everything seems to be right but it says properties are not right.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading {
    text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;
}


.title {
    text-shadow : 1px 3px #e59740;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <html lang="en">
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <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>

1 Answer

Zack Lee
PLUS
Zack Lee
Courses Plus Student 17,662 Points
Zack Lee
Zack Lee
Courses Plus Student 17,662 Points

you need to add the 3rd parameter to your .title shadow. this will define the blur, if you don't want any blur set this to 0.

Chris Jung
Chris Jung
15,941 Points
Chris Jung
Chris Jung
15,941 Points

Have tried it that way already didn't work.

Zack Lee
Zack Lee
Courses Plus Student 17,662 Points
Zack Lee
Zack Lee
Courses Plus Student 17,662 Points

it should look like this

.title{
text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 ##e59740;
}

i just tried it in the challenge and it worked. remove the extra space after "text-shadow" as well. the editor is very picky.

Chris Jung
Chris Jung
15,941 Points
Chris Jung
Chris Jung
15,941 Points

Oh turns out the extra space after the text-shadow was the problem. text-shadow : doesn't work but text-shadow: works fine Hope treehouse fixes that Thanks for the help!!!