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

Cesare Parmiggiani
Cesare Parmiggiani
8,017 Points
Posted by Cesare Parmiggiani
Cesare Parmiggiani
8,017 Points

Don't understand the question

Hi!

Can someone help me understand the question?

How am I supposed to target the span inside the class? Span got a class itself.

Cesare

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>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;
}

3 Answers

kheiferfuller
kheiferfuller
8,635 Points

In this instance span is a sub element of the intro class.

To access an element you can either list them individually or group the elements together(element,element{}) such as:

// div, p { This will make rules for all div elements and all p elements

but to access a sub element(element subelement{}):

// .intro p { This will make rules for all p elements inside .intro elements

So for the problem you'd do: 

.intro span{
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}
Dale Bailey
Dale Bailey
20,269 Points
Dale Bailey
Dale Bailey
20,269 Points 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.intro span {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}
Cesare Parmiggiani
Cesare Parmiggiani
8,017 Points
Cesare Parmiggiani
Cesare Parmiggiani
8,017 Points

Oh!

Interesting! Probably I forgot something !

By the way, thank you very much!

Cesare