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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Selectors Descendant Selectors

mohamed abdi
mohamed abdi
905 Points

Finally, target the paragraph that is a descendant of the footer element. Add a color property and set the value to slat

style.css
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
header span {
  font-size: 26px;
}

.main-content p {
  font-weight: bold;
}

p span {
  color:  slategrey;
}
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>
      <span>Journey through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>
    <p>
      Lake Tahoe is one of the most <span>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="#">Find out more</a>
    <div class="main-content">
      <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2>
      <p>
        As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of mink, bears, and Bald eagles.
      </p>
      <a href="#">See the Wildlife</a>
    </div>
    <footer>
      <p>All rights reserved to the state of <a href="">California</a>.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

Jamie Reardon
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

Your selector is wrong for this part of the challenge. To target elements that are descendants of another element, you must first target the parent element followed by a whitespace and then the element you want to style that is nested inside the containing element.

footer p {
/* Enter your code here */
}

I entered the following, and it's wrong:

footer p{ color: slategrey; }

in the html it's footer, then p... so I believe this part is correct. But I don't understand how

{ color: slategrey; }

is wrong.

Thanks in advance

Jamie Reardon
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

I have just tested this with the same selector I used in my answer. It worked fine for me and I completed the challenge.

footer p {
  color: slategrey;
}

@Jamie, thanks for checking. Not sure what to do since it's still saying my answer is wrong

Thank you!

header span{ font-size: 26px;
} .main-content p { font-weight: bold; } } footer p { color: slategrey; }

Jamie Reardon
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree seal-36
Jamie Reardon
Treehouse Project Reviewer

You have an extra closing curly brace floating around that follows the closing curly brace after the .main-content p rule.