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

Posted by Matthew Butterfield
Matthew Butterfield
2,674 Points

I cant seem to get setting the font-size value correct?

Hi, im trying to do a code challenge where it is telling me to do this "In the style sheet, select the intro class and add a font-size property. Using 16px as the parent font-size context, give intro an em font-size value equivalent to 20px."

I am typing "#intro { font-size: 1.25em; }"

But it isn't taking it. What am i doing wrong?

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;
}

1 Answer

0yzh ๓ € 
0yzh ๓ € 
17,276 Points
0yzh ๓ € 
0yzh ๓ € 
17,276 Points

Hey Matt, looks like you are trying to select intro as an 'id'. Since you assigned intro as a 'class' you would need to select it by using '.intro' instead of '#intro'. Hope this helps!

/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro {
  font-size: 1.25em;
}
Matthew Butterfield
Matthew Butterfield
2,674 Points

This did help! I was not paying much attention to that little mistake there, but thank you for your assistance!