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

Posted by Destinee Higgs
Destinee Higgs
17,339 Points

Creating a new rule that removes the underline from all unvisited links on a page. IDK what I am doing wrong.

a:link { text-decoration: none; }

its telling me that I am not removing the text-decoration.

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: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6; }

.intro {
  font-size: 1.25em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.intro span { font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; }.

 a:link { text-decoration: none;
 }

1 Answer

Michael Wooff
Michael Wooff
9,026 Points

try removing the "." at the end of the " .intro span etc. " line

Reuben Varzea
Reuben Varzea
23,182 Points
Reuben Varzea
Reuben Varzea
23,182 Points

Yeah. Seems like a small thing, but the extra character will throw it off. I spent about 30 minutes on an error in a code challenge where everything I'd written looked right except for the closing square bracket I'd used rather than the curly bracket. Just couldn't "see" it. Frustrating.