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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Understanding Values and Units Em and Rem Units

Posted by eduvanta
eduvanta
7,425 Points

To get to 53px, I converted 16px by dividing it to get the "em". But it doesn't work. Is this the right method?

body{ font-size: 16px; }

h2{ font-size: 3.313em; // convert to 53px }

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

header {
  font-size: 1.8em;
}

.title {
  font-size: 1.625rem;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 5.625rem;
}

h2 {
  font-size: 3.313em;
}
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>
      <span class="title">Journey through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1>Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>
    <div class="main-content">
      <p>
        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 href="#">Find out more</a>
      <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2>
      <p>
        As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of mink, bears, and Bald eagles.
      </p>
      <a href="#">See the Wildlife</a>
      <h3>From Tents to Resorts</h3>
      <p>
        Lake Tahoe is full of wonderful places to stay. You have the ability to sleep in the outdoors in a tent, or relax like a king at a five star resort. Here are our top three resorts:
      </p>
    </div>
    <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

reginabattle
reginabattle
16,646 Points
reginabattle
reginabattle
16,646 Points

To convert pixels to ems, divide the desired font size by the body font size. In this case:

  font-size: 3.3125em /* 53/16 = 3.3215 */
Mustafa Alabdullah
Mustafa Alabdullah
6,764 Points
Mustafa Alabdullah
Mustafa Alabdullah
6,764 Points

When sizing fonts, I usually do something like the code below ............. And then I can set all of type using REMs in increments of "1 REM=10px" This method can be helpful when using media queries and you want to reduce padding, margins etc... you can change the body font-size to 50% for example and it will scale everything on your site.

          html{
        font-size:62.5%
      }