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

Posted by Felistas Mudidi
Felistas Mudidi
6,677 Points

Next,add a background-image property and define a linear gradient function as the value.

kindly assist

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header{
  background-image: linear-gradient;}
}
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>

3 Answers

Richard Verbraak
Richard Verbraak
7,739 Points
Richard Verbraak
Richard Verbraak
7,739 Points 
.main-header {
    background-image: linear-gradient();
}

Hey,

You were nearly there, just don't forget to include the parentheses after the linear-gradient! To clarify, you add the parentheses after linear-gradient, because inside you must define atleast 2 color stops for your gradient.

Rahwa Mehreteab
Rahwa Mehreteab
5,646 Points
Rahwa Mehreteab
Rahwa Mehreteab
5,646 Points

This is my answer but i can't pass it to the next question background-image: linear-gradient(to top, #cfcfcf, purple);

Henry Blandon
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Henry Blandon
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Henry Blandon
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Henry Blandon
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 21,521 Points

Mine worked with the code below. it dint work at first, I had to remove the first background I added on question number one.

.main-header{ background-image:linear-gradient(orange, firebrick); }