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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Media Queries

Posted by Don Mabry
Don Mabry
3,679 Points

Media Queries

im getting a wrong answer for a code im writing and I cant figure why. The code challenge is to create a media querie with a width of 768px or narrower. then add a title element wiwth a font size of what I wrote in my code and a h1 elment with a font size value in my code. here is my code suggestions @media (max-width: 768px) .title { font-size: 1.4rem; } h1 { font-size: 5rem; }

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .main-header {
    background-color: tomato;
    color: #fff;
  }
  @media (max-width: 768px)
    .title {
      font-size: 1.4rem;
    }
  h1 {
    font-size: 5rem;
  }
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 -->
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Kistal Gordon
Kistal Gordon
2,009 Points
Kistal Gordon
Kistal Gordon
2,009 Points

Hey, I remember asking the same exact question when I was doing the CCS basics last week! You need to close your first Media Query. But it looks like your second one need the full brackets {}. Lmk if that helped.