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

Posted by Rob Fleming
Rob Fleming
6,634 Points

help please i have no idea how to do this my code will not work

I keep getting a bummer

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>
        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="#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>
      <p class="intro">

    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.intro { font-size: 1.25em; line-height: 1.6; }

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

1 Answer

Jonathan Grieve
MOD
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points
Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,253 Points

Hi Rob,

The styles you need have been provided for you in the challenge code so you con't need any more elements. It's the paragraph element in your index.html that needs a class.

Fix that, and try your CSS again and the challlenge should start to work :)

Rob Fleming
Rob Fleming
6,634 Points

thank you you got it unfortunately you can pass the first question without having your class on line 14