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

Posted by Alexandru Pescaru
Alexandru Pescaru
6,410 Points

hi guys. i have a problem here can anyone help?

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: 1.6;
}

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

a:visited {
 text-decoration: underline;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The instructions for task 5 say "create a new rule that removes the underline from all unvisited links", but this code is adding underline to visited links instead.

Alexandru Pescaru
Alexandru Pescaru
6,410 Points

understood! but how cand i write than the corect code i'm stuck...

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points 
a:link {                  /* ":link" is for UNvisited links */
  text-decoration: none;  /* "none" removes the decoration instead of adding one */
}