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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

Posted by Cristian Pache
Cristian Pache
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Linear Gradients

I'm having problems with this exercise. "Set the second color stop's position to 90%. Then, add the value that sets the gradient direction from bottom to top."

So I write: .main-header { background-image: linear-gradient (at top, steelblue , darkslateblue 90%); }

But it says that it isn`t correct. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient (at top, steelblue , darkslateblue 90%);
}
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>

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! You're doing great, but your syntax is a bit off here and there. In some cases, CSS is very picky about white space. Such is the case here. You have an extra space between linear-gradient and the first open parenthesis. Also, you're using the word at where you should be using to.

Take a look:

background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%);

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

evan rost
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evan rost
evan rost
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Hello Christian, if you replace "at top" with "to top" or "0 deg" it should work. Also i got it to work without the semicolon after the linear gradient function.

this is the code i got it to pass with. .main-header{background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90%)}

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi Evan! I took the liberty of changing your comment to an answer. This not only marks the question as answered on the forums but also allows for voting on your answer. I actually composed my answer because I didn't immediately notice your comment. Thanks for helping in the Community! :sparkles:

evan rost
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evan rost
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is a semicolon required after the linear-gradient function?

Jennifer Nordell
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evan rost In this case, no. If a selector only has a single rule, then the semicolon is not strictly required. That being said, it's considered best practice to end each rule with a semicolon. It's far too easy to start adding new rules and forget to add the semicolon to the previous one, which, of course, results in errors. :smiley: