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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Pixels and Percentages

Arjan van Dijk
Arjan van Dijk
2,053 Points
Posted by Arjan van Dijk
Arjan van Dijk
2,053 Points

Problem with code challange

I don't know whar I'm doing wrong on this one:

Let's make the <span> element with the class "title" larger. Increase its font size to 26 pixels.

My solution:

.title span { font-size: 26px; }

3 Answers

Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points
Luke Pettway
Luke Pettway
16,593 Points

Hello Arjan.

The span already has the .title class so you do not need to include span in the CSS selector

.title{
    font-size: 26px;
}

You can also do it this way too

span.title{
   font-size: 26px;
}

The second option adds an extra level of specificity, meaning that if you wanted to override it later on you'd have to add yet another selector into the mix too or use CSS' cascading to override it.

Rabit Ebibi
Rabit Ebibi
5,875 Points
Rabit Ebibi
Rabit Ebibi
5,875 Points

span.title { font-size: 26px; } very right answer