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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

Steve Warburton
Steve Warburton
4,156 Points
Posted by Steve Warburton
Steve Warburton
4,156 Points

Hi, how do I change the color property in this code to purple <link href="styles.css" ref="stylesheet">

how do change the color on this code to purple

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

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

  </head>
styles.css 
h1 {
  color: blue;
}

1 Answer

Ivan Penchev
Ivan Penchev
13,833 Points
Ivan Penchev
Ivan Penchev
13,833 Points

Well first, styles.css controls how our HTML document looks.

So first we go to styles.css and change h1 tag´s color from blue to purple.

Then we go to the HTML document, we remove <p></p> tags and we put <h1></h1> instead.