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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Test: Changing the Look of a Web Page

Posted by maricoratanacio
maricoratanacio
Courses Plus Student 945 Points

change color of h1 tag to purple on challenge task 2 of 2

hi,the style.css in my workspace while I am at this task is empty.How do I change it?Sorry I am very new to this coding world

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

2 Answers

Malachi Dean
Malachi Dean
1,329 Points
Malachi Dean
Malachi Dean
1,329 Points

What I would do is open up your workspace from the previous video before readign on, and look through the css file to see what they may have done to change the color.

you have to select the section you want to change. In this case it's h1.

h1 {
  color: purple;
}
maricoratanacio
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maricoratanacio
Courses Plus Student 945 Points
maricoratanacio
maricoratanacio
Courses Plus Student 945 Points

Thank you so much!!!