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CSS

Posted by Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points

h1 element in my external style sheet

The h2 and ul elements in my external style sheet work when i view them in my browser but the changes in my h1 element for some reason isnt working.

Daniel Hurd
Daniel Hurd
12,987 Points

Hey Rod,

Can you add the code you're using to your question or the comments here?

Thanks!

Aurelian Spodarec
Aurelian Spodarec
7,369 Points

Hi,

Could you paste your code here?

3 Answers

Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points
Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Adding CSS</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/style.css">
</head>
<body style="background-color: #BDD4DE;">
    <h1>Adding CSS to the Page!</h1>
    <p style="font-weight: bold;" >Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vestibulum non diam justo. Integer accumsan lacus ut quam pulvinar ullamcorper. Proin imperdiet mauris ac lectus blandit adipiscing. Vestibulum placerat mi sit amet odio luctus quis aliquam ante tristique. Praesent sem ligula, rhoncus quis gravida vitae, consequat id odio.</p>
    <p>Etiam eros nisl, pretium nec suscipit ac, gravida quis velit. Phasellus adipiscing ultrices lorem, ut porttitor tellus interdum eu. Fusce auctor, felis vitae adipiscing vulputate, tellus odio venenatis lorem, et pretium lectus justo vitae ipsum. Mauris in dictum dolor. Sed fermentum, dolor nec mollis lobortis, eros augue laoreet tortor, vel cursus neque sem ac diam.</p>
    <h2>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</h2>
    <ul>
        <li>Praesent sem ligula rhoncus</li>
        <li>Donec ut ipsum at quam</li>
        <li>Maecenas libero neque accumsan ut</li>
        <li>Donec quis mauris ipsum</li>
    </ul>
</body>
</html>
Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points
Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points 
h1{
    color:white;
    background-color: #A0522D;
}

h2{
    color: steelblue;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    border-bottom: 2px dotted;
}

ul{
    color: white;
    background-color: steelblue;

}
Daniel Hurd
Daniel Hurd
12,987 Points

Rod, do you have any other CSS elements in this external style sheet or are these three the only elements?

Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points
Rod Garland
Rod Garland
22,766 Points

these are the only three.