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

Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
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Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
Courses Plus Student 7,234 Points
Posted by Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
Courses Plus Student 7,234 Points

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

I can't figure the answer to the Code Challange question: Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an italic font style.

I'm stuck

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; /* 20px/16px  */
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.title {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}

2 Answers

ve
ve
5,048 Points

To target an element inside another element, you simply seperate them with a space. First comes the parent, in this case .intro, then the child, which is your span in this task. So what they ask for in this case should be something like that:

.intro span{              
font-weight: bold;
font-style: italic;
}
Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
PLUS
Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
Courses Plus Student 7,234 Points
Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
Gedalyah (Gary) Frankel
Courses Plus Student 7,234 Points

Hi Valerie, Thanks for your answer. It worked. I understand the answer as per the 'style.css' file as a standalone. My problem still is I don't understand the connection of this question to the main 'index.html' file that is provided in the Code Challenge.