coursework: complete CSS styling for button and quote text

XiaoQuark · XiaoQuark · commit b7f36373693e · 2026-04-07T19:36:29.000+01:00
diff --git a/Sprint-3/quote-generator/index.html b/Sprint-3/quote-generator/index.html
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
     <script defer src="quotes.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
-    <main class="app">
+    <main>
       <h1>Quote Generator</h1>
-      <section class="quote-card">
+      <section>
         <span class="quote-mark quote-mark-open">"</span>
         <p id="quote"></p>
         <p id="author"></p>
diff --git a/Sprint-3/quote-generator/style.css b/Sprint-3/quote-generator/style.css
@@ -2,19 +2,20 @@
   box-sizing: border-box;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
+  border: none;
 }
 
 body {
   height: 100vh;
-  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #90a3ff 0%, #b893ff 50%, #f2a1ff 100%);
+  background: var(--main-bg-colour);
   font-family: Cambria, Cochin, Georgia, Times, "Times New Roman", serif;
-  color: #3f2475;
+  color: var(--font-colour);
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
   padding: 2rem 1.25rem 3rem;
 }
 
-.app {
+main {
   width: 1100px;
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -25,14 +26,65 @@ h1 {
   font-size: 3rem;
   font-weight: 900;
   margin-bottom: 2rem;
+  text-align: center;
 }
 
-.quote-card {
-  width: 100%;
-  background: rgba(249, 245, 255, 0.6);
+section {
+  max-width: 800px;
+  background: var(--card-bg-colour);
   border-radius: 1rem;
+  border: solid 2px #e7dcfb;
   padding: 5rem;
-  /* position: relative; */
+  position: relative;
   text-align: center;
   box-shadow: 0 14px 32px rgba(80, 40, 140, 0.14);
 }
+
+#quote {
+  font-size: 1.75rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  padding-bottom: 25px;
+  max-width: 60ch;
+}
+
+#author {
+  font-size: 1.35rem;
+}
+
+.quote-mark {
+  font-size: 7rem;
+  position: absolute;
+  font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
+}
+
+.quote-mark-open {
+  left: 3rem;
+  top: 0.2rem;
+}
+
+.quote-mark-close {
+  right: 3rem;
+  bottom: -3rem;
+}
+
+button {
+  margin: 30px;
+  padding: 10px 25px;
+  font-family: inherit;
+  font-size: 1.15rem;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  color: white;
+  background-color: var(--font-colour);
+  border-radius: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+:root {
+  --main-bg-colour: linear-gradient(
+    35deg,
+    #90a3ff 0%,
+    #b893ff 50%,
+    #f2a1ff 100%
+  );
+  --card-bg-colour: rgba(245, 246, 255, 0.6);
+  --font-colour: #3f2475;
+}
