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

Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points
Posted by Jonavan Helom
Jonavan Helom
2,593 Points

im stuck

Can you tell me what I need to add, because it keep saying, "Make sure you're defining a second box shadow value. Did you include a comma between both values?".

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

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

.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick(0, 0, 0, 1)


}
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 -->

        <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>

2 Answers

matth89
matth89
17,826 Points

I believe the issue is that you are declaring the box-shadow property twice, instead of declaring it once with the values separated by the comma. Like so:

box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick(0, 0, 0, 1);

Hope this helps.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Don't specify the same property twice.

The instructions remind you that "the box-shadow can take multiple comma-separated values..."

So instead of creating another complete box-shadow property (which would just cancel out the first one anyway), just put both sets of values separated by a comma in the first one.