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

Posted by vinoth v
vinoth v
3,683 Points

how to slove this .main-header{ box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 60px 5px firebrick; }

why this answer is not correct

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.main-heading{
text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;
}

.title{
text-shadow: 1px 3px 0 #e59740;
}

.main-header{
box-shadow: 0 2px 15px #aaa
 }

.main-header{
box-shadow: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

Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points
Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points

Hi Vinoth,

Your code works, but the code challenge want some specific formatting here. Remember that you can specify multiple values for a single property by using the comma? That's what they want you to do here. Another thing that you'll need to watch out for is that when you set a value to 0, it doesn't need the unit type. Writing "0" instead of "0px" works just fine, and is recommended.

Your code ran fine, but I modified the formatting here for you to see:

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

Let me know if this helps!

Leslie Hayden
Leslie Hayden
21,827 Points
Leslie Hayden
Leslie Hayden
21,827 Points

Unfortunately that solution shows as incorrect also. I've tried the following formats:

box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick; box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa, 0 0 60px 5px firebrick inset; box-shadow: 0px 2px 15px #aaa, inset 0 0 60px 5px firebrick;

I finally took all of the "0px" (legal syntax) and changed them to "0" and that seemed to solve the problem.