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

Posted by Tyler Harrison
Tyler Harrison
3,575 Points

Multiplying 1.25 by 1.6 gives me a product of 2. This value doesn't appear to be valid in the line-height declaration.

I'm curious if this is a math error or a syntax error.

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 : 2.0;
}

1 Answer

Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
5,415 Points
Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
5,415 Points

Hey friend , remember , if you write: 

body {
  line-height: 1.5;
}

The browser multiplies the font size of each element by 1.5 to determine their line height.

So , according to this , he is asking you multiply 1.6 times into the font-size value , so you just need to set font-size:1.6 and you are ready to go:
Here is the code: 

.intro{
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6 ;
}

You need not to explicitly multiply the line-height by the font-size value , the browser will automatically find the font-size value and multiply it by the given line-height .

Hope it helped :)

Tyler Harrison
Tyler Harrison
3,575 Points

Looks like I'm a classic over-thinker. Makes sense, I just didn't understand fully the relation from line height to font-size. The relativity makes sense to me now. Thanks for your help!

Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
5,415 Points
Aakash Srivastava
Aakash Srivastava
5,415 Points

You will be used to it , once you will practice line-height sometimes.
You are most welcome :)