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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 Emmanuel Amos
Emmanuel Amos
Courses Plus Student 61 Points

color

change the color of the h1 tag to purple

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

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

  </body>
</html>
styles.css

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,325 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,325 Points

Try making a CSS rule in the "styles.css" file. Start with a selector that will target the h1, then a brace, then a property and value to make the color purple, then a close brace.

adamjansen
adamjansen
3,633 Points
adamjansen
adamjansen
3,633 Points

if its html, you can also do <h1 color = "purple"></h1>

Jonah Butler
Jonah Butler
1,315 Points
Jonah Butler
Jonah Butler
1,315 Points

example:

Put this into your stylesheet.

h1 {

color: #8B008B;

}