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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

Ian Rayburn
Ian Rayburn
1,585 Points
Posted by Ian Rayburn
Ian Rayburn
1,585 Points

I am so confused on the Intro. to HTML and CSS test.

*HTML

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

    <h1 class="purple">Welcome to My Web Page!</h1>

  </body>
</html>

*CSS

body{
}

.purple{
color ="purple"; 
}
index.html 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>

    <h1 class="purple">Welcome to My Web Page!</h1>

  </body>
</html>
styles.css 
.purple{
color ="purple"; 
}

2 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

You set CSS values using a colon rather than an equals sign. There's no need to define a class called purple in this case, as you can just target the h1 element. 

h1 {
  color: purple;
}
Nancy McCoy
Nancy McCoy
1,799 Points
Nancy McCoy
Nancy McCoy
1,799 Points

You don't have a class named "purple". You target the h1 element instead.