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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 Zach Wiest
Zach Wiest
343 Points

how do i make the h1 tag purple

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

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

</body> </html>

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

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

  </body>
</html>
styles.css

2 Answers

Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,999 Points
Raffael Dettling
Raffael Dettling
32,999 Points

CSS syntax looks like this 

h1{
  color: purple;
}

I hope you are in the css file for the 2 part? ^^

Milton Vasquez
Milton Vasquez
6,818 Points
Milton Vasquez
Milton Vasquez
6,818 Points

In the CSS file you can do this h1{ color: purple; }