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

Posted by Tilma Saeed
Tilma Saeed
2,594 Points

how to set the h1 tag green

<style> h1 { color: green; { </style>

index.html 
<body>

  <style>

    <h1> {
      color: green; 
    }



  </style>

    <h1>Kelsey Bietsch</h1>
</body>

2 Answers

Steven Ang
Steven Ang
41,751 Points
Steven Ang
Steven Ang
41,751 Points

The greater than and less than symbols around the h1 are redundant. 

h1 {
  color: green;
}
Muhamed Asil
Muhamed Asil
7,453 Points
Muhamed Asil
Muhamed Asil
7,453 Points

You must type greater and less than when you want to declare a new tag only, in CSS selector you must type tag name without greater and less than a symbol.

check CSS Selector Reference