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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Text Shadows and Box Shadows

Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan
8,595 Points
Posted by Muhammad Rizwan
Muhammad Rizwan
8,595 Points

Let's give .main-header an inner-shadow with a second set of box-shadow values. Set the new shadow's horizontal and vert

I am stuck

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading {
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;
}
.title {
  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}
.main-header {
  box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa,0 0 60px 5px firebrick inset;


}
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 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 -->

        <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>

4 Answers

Ken Alger
STAFF
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher
Ken Alger
Ken Alger
Treehouse Teacher

Muhammad;

I had troubles with this as well because everything worked fine visually and without errors the way you have it. For the challenge, however, the inset value needs to be first for the inner box-shadow series of values.

Happy coding,

Ken

Mary Lou Tenoso
Mary Lou Tenoso
5,922 Points
Mary Lou Tenoso
Mary Lou Tenoso
5,922 Points

.main-header { box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick ;

watermelon8
watermelon8
2,015 Points
watermelon8
watermelon8
2,015 Points

I was stumped as well. I noticed that when this question in the challenge was presented, the instructor did not cover the ability to separate values with commas such as: .main-header { box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 0 0 color; } in no other previous lesson.