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

Posted by joseph johnson
joseph johnson
Courses Plus Student 5,530 Points

Confused with unitless line-height problem.

I'm confused on how to defeat this problem. It seems simple and even the helper is telling me what to do, yet i can not figure out what i'm doing wrong.

My answer came out to line-height: 2; I even did 1.6 x 20 and tried line-height: 32;

Can anyone show me my mistake? Thanks!

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 {
font-size: 1.25em;
line-height: 2;
}

2 Answers

Justin Bigos
Justin Bigos
3,828 Points
Justin Bigos
Justin Bigos
3,828 Points

what does the question state to set the line height to for the paragraph size? If it states to set the line height to 1.5x the paragraph size the attribute should be defined

line-height: 1.5;

Hope this is what your looking for.

joseph johnson
joseph johnson
Courses Plus Student 5,530 Points

Thanks, i had to make the unitless line height 1.6 times larger than the font-size. Your answer helped!