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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Text Shadows and Box Shadows

David Curran
David Curran
7,682 Points
Posted by David Curran
David Curran
7,682 Points

Box-shadow I am struggling on adding different box-shadow effects using a comma

I am struggling on adding different box-shadow effects using a comma

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading{

  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31; 

}

.title{

  text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}

.main-header{

 box-shadow: 5px 0 2px 15px #aaa, 
             0 0 60px 5px firebrick inset;

}
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 class="main-heading">Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>

        <div class="primary-content">
            <p class="intro">
                Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions 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 class="callout" href="#more">Find out more</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->

        <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>

2 Answers

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points
Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

Your inset and firebrick is in wrong place

.main-header {
   box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick;
}

Id suggest to re-watch the video.

katerogers
katerogers
6,479 Points
katerogers
katerogers
6,479 Points

Hi David, Your code looks great, I think the problem is that you are missing the opening curly brace for the box-shadow rule. Good luck!

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points
Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
10,801 Points

"curly brace" ? You mean this 

{

? that would be invalid CSS.

The problem is this part of code

 0 0 60px 5px firebrick inset;

That is invalid CSS also.