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CSS Enhancing Design with CSS Styling Boxes Box Shadows

Posted by Ronald Greer
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Ronald Greer
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,430 Points

What am i doing wrong here?

it says to make sure i have the horizontal offset to 0 but i already have that in my code, what am i doing wrong?

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

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

1 Answer

Cameron Childres
Cameron Childres
11,820 Points
Cameron Childres
Cameron Childres
11,820 Points

Hi Ronald,

You're almost there, you just need another 0 in there for it be interpreted correctly.

When three values are given they are interpreted as offset-x, offset-y, and blur-radius in that order. This means your code produces these values:

  • offset-x: 0
  • offset-y: 60px
  • blur-radius: 5px

The goal is have both vertical and horizontal offsets at 0, a blur-radius of 60px, and a spread-radius of 5px. To accomplish that you'll need four values:

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

You can check out some useful syntax examples in the MDN documentation for box-shadow.

Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.

Ronald Greer
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Ronald Greer
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 56,430 Points

Thank you Cameron!