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

Nathan Magyar
Nathan Magyar
11,332 Points
Posted by Nathan Magyar
Nathan Magyar
11,332 Points

Line height and font size error

I'm trying to give an "intro" class a unitless line-height that's 1.6 times larger than the font-size value, the parent of which is set to a size of 16px.

It's telling me to multiply the 1.25em value by 1.6, which I do...and get 2, but that's wrong... Thanks in advance for your help :)

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: 2;
}

5 Answers

moonshine
moonshine
8,449 Points

If you haven't figured the answer out yet, 1.6 times greater than the font size isn't line-height: font-size × 1.6.

.intro {
    font-size: 1.25em;
    line-height: 1; /* The line height is whatever the font size is. */
    line-height: 2; /* The line height is twice what the font size is! Not 1.6. */
}
Pavle Lucic
Pavle Lucic
10,801 Points
Pavle Lucic
Pavle Lucic
10,801 Points

Nathan Magyar ,

Delete on .intro class font-size, and set line-height:1.6;

Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson
12,829 Points
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson
12,829 Points

Floris Creyf ,

Your explanation doesn't make any sense to me. Can you further explain?

Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson
12,829 Points
Christopher Johnson
Christopher Johnson
12,829 Points

I understand now. It is better explained - line-height: 1 is the equivalent of font-size: 16px.

So, 1.6 greater than the font-size would be line-height: 1.6;