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HTML How to Make a Website Responsive Web Design and Testing Write CSS Media Queries

Posted by Marty Folwick
Marty Folwick
4,996 Points

stuck on a code challenge

I am trying to do the media queries - the first one in the code challenge is to change the font-size for h1 for devices that are larger than 480 px. here is the code I use:

@media screen and (min-width: 480px;) { h1 { font-size: 2.5em; } }

when I hit check work it says "Bummer! Did you change the h1 font-size to 2.5em for devices larger than 480px?

I don't know how to fix this. Please let me know Marty

css/main.css 
a {
  text-decoration: none;
}

#wrapper {
  max-width: 940px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

#logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
}

h1, h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a {
  color: #fff;
}

nav a:hover {
  color: #32673f;
}

h1 {
  font-family: Changa One, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.75em;
  font-weight: normal;
}

img {
  max-width: 100%;
}

#gallery {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

#gallery li {
  float: left;
  width: 45%;
  margin: 2.5%;
  background-color: #f5f5f5;
  color: #bdc3c7;
}

nav ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 10px;
  padding: 0;
}

nav li {
  display: inline-block;
}

nav a {
  font-weight: 800;
  padding: 15px 10px;
}

.profile-photo {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
      max-width: 150px;
  border-radius: 100%;
}

.contact-info {
  list-style: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

.contact-info a {
  display: block;
  min-height: 20px;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-size: 20px 20px;
  padding: 0 0 0 30px;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

5 Answers

Christian Andersson
Christian Andersson
8,712 Points
Christian Andersson
Christian Andersson
8,712 Points

Remove the semi-colon (;) in your first line of media query. End result should be like this:

@media screen and (min-width: 480px) {
   h1 { 
      font-size: 2.5em; 
   }
 }
Marty Folwick
Marty Folwick
4,996 Points

Thanks. Tried it but still got the same result. First typed it myself then tried by copying your text and pasting. Still got the same message.

Holly Lethbridge
Holly Lethbridge
6,504 Points

Marty, Are you putting your new code at the bottom of the page?

@media screen and ( min-width: 480px ) { h1 { font-size: 2.5em; } }

George Cutright
George Cutright
856 Points
George Cutright
George Cutright
856 Points

Try looking at the code you've done right before it. A couple times I've added a semi-colon where it isn't needed (like your example above), other times I've forgotten it completely (whoops!), or I've accidentally interchanged a colon and semi-colon.

Marty Folwick
Marty Folwick
4,996 Points
Marty Folwick
Marty Folwick
4,996 Points

Thanks Holly, now it works and thanks to Christian for alerting me to remove the semi colon

Holly Lethbridge
Holly Lethbridge
6,504 Points
Holly Lethbridge
Holly Lethbridge
6,504 Points

Glad to hear it. :)

MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
11,813 Points
MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
MUZ1407800 Doubt Milazi
11,813 Points

hie Marty

try this dear i hope this will help dear.

@media screen and ( min-width: 480px ) { h1 { font-size: 2.5em; } }