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

Joseph Sockey
Joseph Sockey
1,374 Points
Posted by Joseph Sockey
Joseph Sockey
1,374 Points

How do I target the span element?

I've been trying to target the span element inside the intro class but I don't seem to have ir right. What's wrong with my code?

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: 32px;
}

.intro span {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}
Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points
Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points

Hi Joseph,

I have not a clue why this isn't letting you pass this challenge because you are targeting the span inside the intro class. I thought the problem might be that you have defined the value of the line height as 32px in the previous task number that is not a unitless value which the challenge asked for but I have tried with both and it still lets me pass the challenge.

Here is the code I used which you may copy and paste if it isn't letting you go further:

.intro {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.intro span {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

1 Answer

Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,999 Points
Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,999 Points

You want to traget the unvisited links like that 

a:link
{
  text-decoration:none;
}
Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,999 Points
Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,999 Points

Passed the challenge with that :)