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

Posted by Trever Beets
Trever Beets
1,117 Points

span

i'm not really sure what i need to do with the question on creating a span rule inside the .intro i have tried a few things but still utterly confused .intro { font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6; span: bold italic; } the question is: Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and an italic font style. before i tried the last one i used

.intro-span { font-weight: bold; font-style: italics; } i know this isn't right but i'm utterly lost on this at the moment could someone help me figure this out?

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: 1.6;
}

1 Answer

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points
Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Trever,

To target a child element, such as the span that is inside the paragraph with the class "intro", you would write it as follows:

.intro span {
    /*properties go here*/
}

First, you select the parent, then you select the child (with a space in between). It is like telling the computer to "first look for the .intro class, then inside of that, look for any spans".

Hope this helps!

Erik

Trever Beets
Trever Beets
1,117 Points

awesome thank you that worked. first time i typed that it still came up in grey so i wasn't sure it would work properly. but it did so thank you!