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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Test: Changing the Look of a Web Page

Posted by DeVon Brown
DeVon Brown
366 Points

Hello I don't know how to change the h1 tag to purple

that's all

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 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>

    <h1>Welcome to My Web Page!</h1>

  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Cindy Lea
PLUS
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 Points
Cindy Lea
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 Points

You have to target h1 in your css code:

h1 { color: purple; }

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,160 Points
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,160 Points

So you want your styles.css sheet not to have your HTML code in it, but CSS code.

In your case if you have your styles.css contain the following code, it would do what you want.

h1 {
  color: purple;
}
DeVon Brown
DeVon Brown
366 Points

thank you!