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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Pixels and Percentages

Angela Williams
Angela Williams
5,805 Points
Posted by Angela Williams
Angela Williams
5,805 Points

What is the correct code for task 1 Challenge Pixels and Percentage? My answer : span .title { font-size: 26px: }

My answer is span .title {font-size: 26px;}

2 Answers

Tony Nguyen
Tony Nguyen
24,934 Points
Tony Nguyen
Tony Nguyen
24,934 Points

In the html, you are trying to select 

<span class="title"></span>

You should be selecting a span with the class title, so no space is needed.

span.title {
  font-size: 26px;
}
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

And to expand on this, without a space (as in Tony's example), you'll select any <span> element with the class of "title" assigned. In your original code with a space in between, you're selecting any element with the class of "title" that is a descendant of a span. For instance, your original selector would style this:

<span>
<a class="title" href="#">Link!</a>
</span>

Check out more combinators at W3Schools.

Angela Williams
Angela Williams
5,805 Points
Angela Williams
Angela Williams
5,805 Points

Thanks a lot Tony and Austin