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

jason wrghte
jason wrghte
7,216 Points
Posted by jason wrghte
jason wrghte
7,216 Points

Create a new rule that targets the span element inside .intro. Give the span element a bold font weight and italic font

Hi all

Getting vey frustrated trying to select this span element, can anyone tell me where l am going wrong please.

thanks Jason

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 class="newrule">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: 1.6;
}

.newrule {
font-weight: bold;
font-style: bold:
}

2 Answers

jason wrghte
jason wrghte
7,216 Points
jason wrghte
jason wrghte
7,216 Points

Hi Chris

It worked. Thanks for that.

l had tried an abbreviated version which obviously was no good.

.intro s { font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; }

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

This should work:

.intro span {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-style: italic;
}
Yessenia Gomez
Yessenia Gomez
2,813 Points

That is not working for me :(((