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

Tristan Vleut
Tristan Vleut
1,580 Points

In this exercise you must give the intro class an em font-size equal to 20px which is 1.250em but i did not pass

what's wrong with my answer to the given code challenge?

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 */
.p intro{
font-size: 1.250em;
}

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The instructions say to " select the intro class", but your selector targets "intro" elements (not a standard element type) that are inside parents that have a "p" class.

Re-work your selector to target only the "intro"class, and remember that classes should be prefixed with a period.

Also, the extra precision of the pixel value seems to confuse the challenge. Try using only the significant digits.

You need to make the class selection in CSS as .intro or p .intro, not .p intro.

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro {
  font-size: 1.25em;
}
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

:warning: The instructions tell you what size to base your calculations on, but do not require you to set the parent element's size.