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Gustavo Silva
50 Points
Confused finding rem value for root size

Posted April 15, 2025 6:11pm by Gustavo Silva

Gustavo Silva
50 Points
1 Answer
Kirby Adcock
1,162 Points
The answer I got was 0.41666667ems for h3 due to it's parent h2 = 48px and h2's parent html = 16px. How am I wrong?

Posted August 4, 2024 11:23pm by Kirby Adcock

Kirby Adcock
1,162 Points
2 Answers
Alexis Borquez
3,556 Points
width

Posted March 22, 2024 2:43am by Alexis Borquez

Alexis Borquez
3,556 Points
1 Answer
Kerry Owston
1,085 Points
Let's make the <h1> element with the class "heading" larger. Increase its font size to 48 pixels.

Posted September 4, 2023 7:21pm by Kerry Owston

Kerry Owston
1,085 Points
2 Answers
Ilija Marinkovic
6,456 Points
What did he exactly do when he typed html { font-size: 20px;} exactly?

Posted August 10, 2023 9:55am by Ilija Marinkovic

Ilija Marinkovic
6,456 Points
1 Answer
Liz Garcia
13,189 Points
I believe the answer should be em. Is this correct?

Posted June 9, 2023 2:39pm by Liz Garcia

Liz Garcia
13,189 Points
1 Answer
karthik kattamudi
4,534 Points
The h2 parent element is html here and its font-size is 16px . If h2 needs 48px . Is it not 3em ?

Posted May 19, 2023 4:27am by karthik kattamudi

karthik kattamudi
4,534 Points
1 Answer
Ramona Neagoie
19,824 Points
Which of the following length units can be used to adjust an element relative to the size of the element's parent?

Posted May 1, 2023 4:44pm by Ramona Neagoie

Ramona Neagoie
19,824 Points
1 Answer
Abdulkadir Mohamed
1,293 Points
can someone help with this question?

Posted May 1, 2023 4:13pm by Abdulkadir Mohamed

Abdulkadir Mohamed
1,293 Points
1 Answer
Christopher Molloy
1,004 Points
h1 class font-size 48px

Posted March 7, 2023 12:25am by Christopher Molloy

Christopher Molloy
1,004 Points
1 Answer
Leonor Jimenez-Ethier
3,799 Points
Let's make the <h1> element with the class "heading" larger.

Posted February 26, 2023 11:21pm by Leonor Jimenez-Ethier

Leonor Jimenez-Ethier
3,799 Points
1 Answer
Jewel Do
6,067 Points
.heading { font-size: 1.8em; } .title { font-size: 1.625rem; } .h1 { font-size: 5.625rem; } Is this correct?

Posted November 2, 2022 6:11pm by Jewel Do

Jewel Do
6,067 Points
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Jewel Do
6,067 Points
.heading { font-size: 1.8em; } .title { font-size: 1.625rem; } .h1 { font-size: 5.625rem; } Is this correct?

Posted November 2, 2022 6:11pm by Jewel Do

Jewel Do
6,067 Points
3 Answers
Peter Huang
5,427 Points
I understand the difference between Em and Rem for CSS, but Rem seems easier than getting confused by Em and changing al

Posted October 9, 2022 8:02pm by Peter Huang

Peter Huang
5,427 Points
1 Answer
Johnesha Davis
Web Development Techdegree Student 737 Points
bummer: Make sure your setting the font-size of .heading using a rem unit. help on my mistake please?

Posted April 10, 2022 8:41am by Johnesha Davis

Johnesha Davis
Web Development Techdegree Student 737 Points
1 Answer
Johnesha Davis
Web Development Techdegree Student 737 Points
bummer: Make sure your setting the font-size of .heading using a rem unit. help on my mistake please?

Posted April 10, 2022 8:41am by Johnesha Davis

Johnesha Davis
Web Development Techdegree Student 737 Points
2 Answers
Gal Parselany
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 26,281 Points
hey, I didnt understand why you use div? you cant do that as <header id\class="">?

Posted March 29, 2022 9:47am by Gal Parselany

Gal Parselany
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 26,281 Points
1 Answer
Micheal Jones
3,972 Points
i am completely lost

Posted March 13, 2022 4:06pm by Micheal Jones

Micheal Jones
3,972 Points
2 Answers
NGUYEN HAI TU VO
1,268 Points
Hi guys, the qs is to have h3 at 20px using but still keep the result of the precedent exercise

Posted February 20, 2022 11:14am by NGUYEN HAI TU VO

NGUYEN HAI TU VO
1,268 Points
1 Answer
Albert Almonte
1,824 Points
The em-based font-size value for .heading is relative to its parent header's font-size value. This causes a compounding

Posted February 17, 2022 9:31pm by Albert Almonte

Albert Almonte
1,824 Points
1 Answer
Corpse Zombiee
1,703 Points
what does the css html selector target for example html {}

Posted February 4, 2022 9:48am by Corpse Zombiee

Corpse Zombiee
1,703 Points
1 Answer
Dhakirah Mayers
2,116 Points
The em-based font-size value for .heading is relative to its parent header's font-size value. This causes a compounding

Posted January 25, 2022 7:41pm by Dhakirah Mayers

Dhakirah Mayers
2,116 Points
1 Answer
Albert Almonte
1,824 Points
The em-based font-size value for .heading is relative to its parent header's font-size value. This causes a compounding

Posted January 14, 2022 1:42am by Albert Almonte

Albert Almonte
1,824 Points
1 Answer
Rene Armenta
1,469 Points
what i may doing wrong?

Posted January 4, 2022 8:53pm by Rene Armenta

Rene Armenta
1,469 Points
1 Answer
Albert Almonte
1,824 Points
The em-based font-size value for .heading is relative to its parent header's font-size value. This causes a compounding

Posted December 18, 2021 5:01pm by Albert Almonte

Albert Almonte
1,824 Points
1 Answer
Jessica Perry
1,688 Points
I want to make sure I'm understanding the math Correctly:

Posted December 3, 2021 5:40am by Jessica Perry

Jessica Perry
1,688 Points
1 Answer
Dhafer Chrayti
Web Development Techdegree Student 1,686 Points
The em-based font-size value for .heading is relative to its parent header's font-size value. This causes a compounding

Posted November 10, 2021 9:07pm by Dhafer Chrayti

Dhafer Chrayti
Web Development Techdegree Student 1,686 Points
2 Answers
Dhafer Chrayti
Web Development Techdegree Student 1,686 Points
The em-based font-size value for .heading is relative to its parent header's font-size value. This causes a compounding

Posted November 10, 2021 9:07pm by Dhafer Chrayti

Dhafer Chrayti
Web Development Techdegree Student 1,686 Points
1 Answer
Jenna Measor
3,088 Points
Finally, create a new rule that targets the h3. Using the same parent font-size context, give the h3 a font-size value

Posted October 10, 2021 4:33pm by Jenna Measor

Jenna Measor
3,088 Points
2 Answers
karan Badhwar
Web Development Techdegree Graduate 18,135 Points
image

Posted September 7, 2021 11:47pm by karan Badhwar

karan Badhwar
Web Development Techdegree Graduate 18,135 Points
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