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

Roei Berkovich
Roei Berkovich
6,208 Points
Posted by Roei Berkovich
Roei Berkovich
6,208 Points

.intro{ font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 2.4; }

.intro{ font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 2.4; }

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: 2.4;
}
Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points
Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points

I think you have an error in the .intro css - 2.4 of what for line height? em? rem? px? Maybe have a look into that.

1 Answer

Iain Simmons
MOD
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points
Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
Treehouse Moderator 32,305 Points

If you're looking at Task 3 of 5 in that challenge, it asks you to "give intro a unitless line-height that's 1.6 times larger than the font-size value."

Without a unit, line-height always multiplies by the existing font-size (no need to do additional math). So I'm not sure where you got 2.4 from, but you should be able to just use 1.6.

Also Sam Baines, line-height does accept a unitless value (i.e. without em, px, etc), which it uses as a simple multiplier of the font-size.

Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points
Sam Baines
Sam Baines
4,315 Points

Iain Simmons thanks was unaware of this.