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

Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points
Posted by Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points

Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an italic...

can anyone help me to solve this please i dont knwo how to you span

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 span {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

3 Answers

Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points
Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points

You should not target the class in the style sheet the way you're doing. Simply use a dot to target the class. If you want to target the span inside a class, simply type ".className span{}"

Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points
Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points

@Stephan Olsen oh yeah am sorry i got that to work but i just dont know how to use span

Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points
Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points

shelman rivera What do you mean you don't know how to use span? You can add styling to it the same way as you do with all other elements, by targetting it and then writing your styling in the curly brackets.

Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points
Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points

Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an italic...

.intro span{ font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; }

sorry again can you please just write the answer down. correct it for me please :) because it doesn't wanna work that's what they're saying in the error: Bummer! Make sure you're selecting the span element nested inside 'intro'.

Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points
Stephan Olsen
Stephan Olsen
6,650 Points

It's probably giving you an error because you're replacing the styling on the intro class. You should keep the styling on the intro class. And just add the font-weight and font-style property to the .intro span class.

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro{
  font-size:1.25em;
  line-height:1.6em;
}

.intro span{
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: bold;
}
Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points
Quinton Rivera
Quinton Rivera
5,177 Points

i did the same thing i tried it but they still giving me an error thank you so much stephan Olsen