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CSS How to Make a Website Beginning HTML and CSS Write a CSS Selector and Property

Loren Cardella
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Loren Cardella
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,096 Points
Posted by Loren Cardella
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Loren Cardella
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,096 Points

CSS Color Tag

I can't use the color tag for some reason.

index.html 
<body>
  <style>
    {
    h1 [
      color: green;
      ]
    }
  </style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>

2 Answers

Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points
Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points

It's because you're using square braces [ ] when you should be using curly braces { }

Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points
Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points

Also, the h1 as a whole shouldn't be between curly braces. Code should look like this:

<style>
  h1 {
    color: green;
  }
</style>
Loren Cardella
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Loren Cardella
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,096 Points
Loren Cardella
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Loren Cardella
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,096 Points

The exercise immediately before this one forced me to put the h1 tag in curly braces. Doing it your way let me complete this exercise, but only after: 1) Putting h1 in curly braces in the previous exercise 2) Deleting the curly braces in the current exercise 3) Adding curly braces around color: green;

Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points
Samuel Webb
Samuel Webb
25,370 Points

Not sure which part is making you use square braces. I didn't see anything.

First part:

<!-- Add style tags above h1 -->
<body>
  <style></style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>

Second part:

<!-- Select the h1 element -->
<body>
  <style>
    h1 {}
  </style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>

Step threee:

<!-- Set h1 color green -->
<body>
  <style>
    h1 {color: green}
  </style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>