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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

Posted by Chanambam jamson Singh
Chanambam jamson Singh
Courses Plus Student 2,664 Points

.main-header{ background-image: linear-gradient(steelblue ,darkslateblue}

wht is the wrong here?

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-header{
  background-image: linear-gradient(steelblue ,darkslateblue);}
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 -->
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Ethan Rivas
Ethan Rivas
9,979 Points
Ethan Rivas
Ethan Rivas
9,979 Points

The problem is your CSS, you place the comma in the second argument and you have to place the comma like this:

.main-header{
  background-image: linear-gradient(steelblue, darkslateblue);
}
Robert Tyree
Robert Tyree
13,335 Points
Robert Tyree
Robert Tyree
13,335 Points

It looks like the class in the HTML is "main-heading" and your CSS is targeting ".main-header".

Have you tried just changing the -er to -ing?

Ethan Rivas
Ethan Rivas
9,979 Points
Ethan Rivas
Ethan Rivas
9,979 Points

He's targeting the header id="top" class="main-header" because he needs to give to the header tag a background with linear gradient