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

Posted by kit prescott
kit prescott
2,774 Points

whats going on with my code

cant get past this challenge...help

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 class="intro">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: 1.6;
  }
.intro span {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}
a :link {
    text-decoration: none;
}

3 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, kit prescott ! You're doing terrific! You are literally off by one space. Some parts of CSS are sensitive to whitespace and this is one of those make or break cases. To be clear, this is not just true for this challenge but CSS overall.

You typed:

a :link {

}

But the extraneous space is breaking that rule. That should be:

a:link {  /* note the removal of the space before the colon */

}

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

kit prescott
kit prescott
2,774 Points
kit prescott
kit prescott
2,774 Points

it keeps saying 'make sure your selecting a element with a link pseudo-class??

kit prescott
kit prescott
2,774 Points
kit prescott
kit prescott
2,774 Points

jennifer you are the best...my brain loves you thanks!!