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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Media Queries

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

create a media query that targets all devices when the view port width is 1020 pixels or less. inside the media query ,

create a media query that targets all devices when the view port width is 1020 pixels or less. inside the media query , select the class main header element. set the background color to tomato and the text color to white.

style.css
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
@media
  .main-header {
    background-color: tomato;
    font-color: white;
  }
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
    <meta name= "viewport" content="max-width 1020px">
  </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>

4 Answers

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

@media (max-width: 1020px) { .main-header { background: tomato; color: white; } }

Use @media screen and (max-width:1020px)

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

am still not answering it rite should i do any thing to the html document its saying that i haven't selected the background color correctly ..

css @media screen and (max-width:1020px) '''

And change FONT-COLOR to COLOR

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

nope still wrong is this the code you want me to write @media screen and (max-width:1020px) .main-header { background-color: tomato; color: white; }

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

thanks for your help any way i got it thanks .......

Sorry, i wasn't able to answer you back since i was on the phone. Did it work?

sean farrelly
sean farrelly
1,614 Points

NO but i figured it out their is the answer i wrote the code up there for the next person.