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

Posted by Beth Mercante
Beth Mercante
Courses Plus Student 1,581 Points

Can anyone let me know what is wrong with the second box-shadow code here?

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

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-heading {
  text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31;
}

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

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

Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
33,990 Points

Hi Beth,

The code challenge specifically asks for the horizontal and vertical offsets to be '0', not '0px', like so:

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

Although your method is correct, the challenge can be picky when it has specific requests in mind :)

hope that helps!!

Beth Mercante
PLUS
Beth Mercante
Courses Plus Student 1,581 Points
Beth Mercante
Beth Mercante
Courses Plus Student 1,581 Points

Thank you so much!