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

Richard Walsh
Richard Walsh
3,872 Points
Posted by Richard Walsh
Richard Walsh
3,872 Points

comma between box shadows is not working

when trying to use multiple box shadow I keep getting error to include comma between values.

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

Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

Your inset should be at the end. I believe you can also include the inset at the beginning of the second box-shadow. I don't why is not accepting your code.

.main-header {  box-shadow:0 2px 15px #aaa, 0 0 60px 5px firebrick inset;}
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Either order will work, but it's a best practice to have inset at the beginning, not the end.

The MDN documentation shows it this way:

none | [inset? && [ <offset-x> <offset-y> <blur-radius>? <spread-radius>? <color>? ] ]#