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

Darren Franks
Darren Franks
1,006 Points
Posted by Darren Franks
Darren Franks
1,006 Points

I am not understanding these questions at all..

please help me i know how to work things out but its not clear to me on what i have to multiply to get my line-height. i have done 1.25em * 1.6 and many others and its not going in.. please can you help me :-(

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;
  line-height: ;
}

6 Answers

Richard Price
Richard Price
17,787 Points

Hey there

I believe in this one all you need to add is 

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

as the line-height is unit less

kathrynpeterson
kathrynpeterson
16,001 Points
kathrynpeterson
kathrynpeterson
16,001 Points

Actually, I don't think that's correct: you do need the unit specified as, in this case, ems. You could also try putting it in as a percentage: 160% and see if that works better. Also check to make sure there isn't an error elsewhere in the CSS or the HTML that might be causing things not to work correctly. Good luck with it!

Darren Franks
Darren Franks
1,006 Points
Darren Franks
Darren Franks
1,006 Points

Oh i see thank you so so much! Have a great day!

Darren Franks
Darren Franks
1,006 Points
Darren Franks
Darren Franks
1,006 Points

Thank you both very much for your input, i made my first website with Nick no problem but some of the CSS in this part of the course isnt very clear to understand! It proves it by both of you having different answers so its not just me that dosnt see it! As it turns out Richard was right as he wrote it too!

kathrynpeterson
kathrynpeterson
16,001 Points
kathrynpeterson
kathrynpeterson
16,001 Points

Hmm, that's interesting. I checked an earlier assignment I'd done and had the units specified, but things are changing so fast in CSS, it might well be different now. Thanks for following up, and hope all continues to go well for you.