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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Test: Changing the Look of a Web Page

Posted by ubaid parvaiz
ubaid parvaiz
339 Points

adding color to h1

how to add color to h1

index.html 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>

    <h1 color: purple> Welcome to My Web Page!</h1>

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
h1 { color:"purple";
}
Aryaman Dhingra
Aryaman Dhingra
3,536 Points
Aryaman Dhingra
Aryaman Dhingra
3,536 Points

You don't need the quotation marks around "purple." It should be like this: h1 { color: purple }

1 Answer

Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points
Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points

You don't need any style information in your opening h1 tag

HTML

<h1>Welcome to My Web Page!</h1>

CSS

h1 {
  color: "purple";
}