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

Posted by Jordan Henry
Jordan Henry
5,094 Points

i am 99% sure this is right but it says it is wrong please help i know i have the font-weight set to bold

this is my code intro { font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6em; }

.intro span { font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } if anything is wrong please tell me this is driving me crazy

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" style="font-size:1.25em;"></p>
        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 
intro { font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6em; }

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

3 Answers

Andrew Forrister
Andrew Forrister
10,028 Points

Apologise Jordan, on my code i for the em on line height. Add that in with my code and it should work.

Jordan Henry
Jordan Henry
5,094 Points

holy crap thank you ive been stuck on that for like 2 days

Jordan Henry
Jordan Henry
5,094 Points
Jordan Henry
Jordan Henry
5,094 Points

any help is greatly appreciated

Andrew Forrister
Andrew Forrister
10,028 Points
Andrew Forrister
Andrew Forrister
10,028 Points

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

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

You are missing a . on .intro to call the class

Jordan Henry
Jordan Henry
5,094 Points

so i added the . and it still didnt work it said "Bummer! Make sure you're setting a bold font weight." so i tried to copy paste your code to see if i was missing something else and it still said that