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

Posted by Jesse Rountree
Jesse Rountree
9,687 Points

In Code Challenge my code works in preview but says I am wrong. "Inset" does not seem to be working in box-shadow

I am taking the code challenge and have redone it multiple times and even googled for help. My code appears to be right, and even the code preview feature reflects that code is working. However, when I hit the "check work" button it tells me the code is wrong. The "inset" code in the box-shadow feature does not appear to be responding to your code challenge tool. I've even copied the code over from the tutorial and that didn't even work. It wont let me move forward and it's quite annoying. Please help, thank you.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-heading {
  text-shadow: 0px 0px 5px #be7b31;
}

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

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

3 Answers

Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points
Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg
13,965 Points

I copied your code and did the challenge myself. I ended up having to remove the "px" from behind the 0's and moved "inset" to the end of the line, instead being the first word to get it to work.

Brian Hayes
Brian Hayes
20,986 Points
Brian Hayes
Brian Hayes
20,986 Points

This was the code I used to complete the challenge, and I had no issues. It may be the use of px on the values that were set to zero, but all in all I don't really see anything particularly that you did wrong.

.main-heading {
  text-shadow: 0 0 5px #be7b31;
}

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

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

edit: a general rule I use while writing CSS is when a value is set to zero, I don't add any unit to it.

Jesse Rountree
Jesse Rountree
9,687 Points
Jesse Rountree
Jesse Rountree
9,687 Points

I'll give that a shot! Thank you so much!