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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

Chidiebere Ekeh
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Chidiebere Ekeh
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Posted by Chidiebere Ekeh
Chidiebere Ekeh
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how do i create h1 selector?

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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 
color: purple

3 Answers

Tobias Erich
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Tobias Erich
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Tobias Erich
Tobias Erich
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Hey, you need to explain the browser WHAT he should do on WHICH element.

h1 {} /* This is the selector, which tells the browser the element you want to change. */

h1{
     color: purple; /* This is a declaration. It tells the browser what he should do with your selector */
}

Now the code should work. And don't forget the ; after a declaration as you can see in my example.

Lee Torson
Lee Torson
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Lee Torson
Lee Torson
8,694 Points

In your CSS, you would do the following: 

h1 {
   color: purple;
}
Gustavo Winter
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Gustavo Winter
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Gustavo Winter
Gustavo Winter
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I'm not sure about what are you asking, but your code is right to pass the challenge.

By the way, to create a h1 selector you need to open and close the tag like this:

      <h1>This is code!</h1>

This tag has many levels, like:

          <h1>This is code!</h1>
        <h2>This is code level 2</h2>
       <h3>This is code level 3</h3>

For more info, check the MDN- H1 Selector

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! I've changed your comment to an answer :sparkles:

On a side note, the code and documentation that you've linked above are referencing the HTML element. You can take a look at the challenge linked at the top of the question. The selector is a term used in CSS to select the element. You can take a look at the MDN CSS Selector documentation. Thanks for helping out in the Community! :sparkles: