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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Media Queries

Posted by Qasim Rashad
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Qasim Rashad
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 7,837 Points

help with a problem

its telling me to gibe a background a color tomato and I did but pop up as error, did I do something wrong?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

@media (.main-header { max-width: 1020px, background-color: tomato, color: white)};
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 -->
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Rachel Lev
Rachel Lev
14,583 Points
Rachel Lev
Rachel Lev
14,583 Points

@media (max-width: 1020px) { .main-header { background-color: tomato; color: white; } }

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,117 Points

This is the correct syntax for the challenge. To better explain, look at the end of the background-color statement. you inserted a coma instead of a semicolon. Little things like that can mess up your code.