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

Posted by Alisha Austin
Alisha Austin
5,708 Points

Why doesn't my text shadow work?

I wrote the code for adding a text shadow to my h1 element like this: h1 {
text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba (0, 0, 0, .8); }

I checked it with the syntax of Guil's and it looks the same. I tried running the code on Firefox and Chrome. A text-shadow didn't appear in either browser.

1 Answer

Ryan Field
PLUS
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points
Ryan Field
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

When using rgba color values in CSS, you must not have a space between the rgba and the parentheses. You should use this:

h1 {
  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .8);
}