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

Posted by Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins
10,080 Points

How to include "pseudo-class?

I believe this challenge is saying I need to include pseudo-class? If it's true, how do I do it?

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

}
a link{
 text-decoration: underline;

  }

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

a pseudo-class has a colon (":") in front of it.

Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins
10,080 Points
Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins
10,080 Points

Fixed it thx!

moises gallegos
moises gallegos
835 Points
moises gallegos
moises gallegos
835 Points

For this I have tried this:

a link{ text-decoration: underline;

}

and this:

a :link { text-decoration: underline;

} and this : :a link{ text-decoration: underline;

}

Nothing works, I can't move on because I need to finish this. This is really frustrating.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

There should be a colon between the tag name and the pseudo-class name, but no space.

A space makes it a descendant selector, which is not what is needed at this point.