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CSS Animating SVG with CSS Transitions and Transforms Transitions and Transforms

Vernon Kincaid
Vernon Kincaid
11,447 Points
Posted by Vernon Kincaid
Vernon Kincaid
11,447 Points

Unable to figure out what they are looking for here

Stuck

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Animating SVG with CSS</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="base.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>
<body>

  <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="60 60 240 240">
        <g>
    <circle class="star-bg" fill="#40adcf" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="6" cx="180" cy="180" r="108.3"/>
        <path class="star" fill="#fff" stroke="#fff" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" d="M180 107.8l16.9 52.1h54.8l-44.3 32.2 16.9 52.1-44.3-32.2-44.3 32.2 16.9-52.1-44.3-32.2h54.8z"/>
      </g>
    </svg>

</body>
</html>
style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.star-bg {
  transition: 1s;
  fill: green;
}

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

The error message gives you a clue: "Bummer: Make sure you're transitioning the fill property only.". Remember that by default, the transition setting will affect all properties. But the syntax gives you a way to limit it to a specific property.

For more details, see the MDN page on transition.