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CSS

Posted by Michael Lawinger
Michael Lawinger
2,043 Points

This code isn't working on my browser. I'm not sure if I'm writing it wrong. {text-shadow: 0 0 5px 10px black;}

I think it is the spread value, how do I get that to work, because if I take it out and have {text-shadow: 0 0 5px black;} it shows up but when I add the 10px spread that I want the shadow disappears alltogether

Michael Lawinger
Michael Lawinger
2,043 Points

what about the spread value though to expand the size of the shadow?

1 Answer

Rich Donnellan
MOD
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,741 Points
Rich Donnellan
Rich Donnellan
Treehouse Moderator 27,741 Points

Michael,

You specified too many values. The proper syntax is:

/* offset-x | offset-y | blur-radius | color */
text-shadow: 0 5px 10px black;

Next time, try a web search on box-shadow syntax (or whatever) to troubleshoot your issue. It's more rewarding squashing these bugs for yourself.

Check out the Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) for a plethora of information on web "stuffs".

Hope this helps!

-Rich