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

Charlotte Bristowe
Charlotte Bristowe
156 Points
Posted by Charlotte Bristowe
Charlotte Bristowe
156 Points

How do I set up a tag? I want to change the color of the h1 tag to purple by creating a h1 selector

Change the color of the h1 tag to purple

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

Jamaal Burden
Jamaal Burden
9,495 Points
Jamaal Burden
Jamaal Burden
9,495 Points

use the style sheet on the 2nd tab to add an h1 tag and then set the color property to purple

should look something like this

h1 { color: purple; }

hossein forouzanfar
hossein forouzanfar
10,400 Points
hossein forouzanfar
hossein forouzanfar
10,400 Points

HTML is a markup language meaning that you mark the content so you can change visual part of the content in CSS later,

in CSS you can select a tag by writing the name of the tag followed by brackets and you write the style inside brackets like this: h1 { color: red; }

how ever you can use an inline style like :

<h1 style="color: red;">Welcome to My Web Page!</h1>