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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Media Queries

Posted by Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

everytime I try to add it inside the media query it greys out

it's still not working

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
@media.(max-width:1020px) {
  .main-header {
background-color:tomato;
color:white; 
  }
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

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

You nearly have it .. I see two issues yet:

  • there's a stray period between the word "media" and the conditional expression
  • the final closing brace (for the media query itself) is missing
Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

@media(max-width:1020px){.main-header } .main-header {background-color:tomato: color white}

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

In this one, some of the punctuation seems to be misplaced — with an interesting side-effect!

Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points
Kim Dallas
Kim Dallas
11,461 Points

Thank you for all your help Steven.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Kim Dallas — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".

And happy coding!