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CSS CSS Foundations Values and Units Relative Length Units

Posted by Jacob Boykin
Jacob Boykin
8,424 Points

Help using rem's to set base font size?

I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing wrong here. I'm a bit confused on how to use rem's to solve the em compounding issue. Here's my code:

h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
}

p {
    font-size: 1.5em;
}

.more {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
}

2 Answers

Devin Gray
Devin Gray
39,261 Points
Devin Gray
Devin Gray
39,261 Points

REM means the "Root EM", the question asks you to change the .more class back to its base font size, its base font size being 16px or 1em. So with that in mind try again and see what you get.

Jacob Boykin
Jacob Boykin
8,424 Points

Thank you very much, sir! Your reply was very helpful :)

Devin Gray
Devin Gray
39,261 Points
Devin Gray
Devin Gray
39,261 Points

Glad I could be of service! :)