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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 Kevin Gallagher
Kevin Gallagher
348 Points

how do you change font color in style sheet

Trying to change the font color of an h1 tag in the style sheet. How is this written?

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 
.h1 {
  font: purple;
}

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,900 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,900 Points

The name of the property that changes the text color is simply "color" (instead of "font").

Also, when you're selecting an element by tag name, don't put a period (dot) in front of the name. A period would indicate you're selecting a class name instead of a tag.

Tej Kahlon
Tej Kahlon
8,573 Points
Tej Kahlon
Tej Kahlon
8,573 Points

Also, Please make sure you remove the (dot) in front of (h1) selector within your CSS file.