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

Posted by MUZ140067 Precious Mutangi
MUZ140067 Precious Mutangi
13,064 Points

STAGE 3 CHALLENGE TASK 3 OF 5

Next, give intro a unitless line-height that's 1.6 times larger than the font-size value.

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;
}

2 Answers

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi,

You need to add a line-height of 1.6 not 2.
You don't need any math here, if you give it 1.6 the browser knows what to do with it, without you having to work out what is 1.6 of the original line height.

Hope this helps.

Olga Kireeva
Olga Kireeva
9,609 Points
Olga Kireeva
Olga Kireeva
9,609 Points

As Wayne said above you don't have to do any math here because unitless line-height value depends on font-size. For example, if line-height: 1.5 then the space between lines will be equal to 1.5 of the font size and so on.
We need to do calculation when we convert between em and pixels unites (or any other units) for font-size, but not for line-height.