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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 Matthew Ogle
Matthew Ogle
174 Points

How do I create a h1 selector and set the color property?

Simple challenge question that I cannot figure out.

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

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

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
{

1 Answer

Will Brant
Will Brant
2,240 Points
Will Brant
Will Brant
2,240 Points

Hi Matthew. If I am understanding your question correctly you want to use your style.css to do this. In that case make sure you input this into your style.css h1 { color: orange; }

your selector comes before parenthesis