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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

Alan Garza
Alan Garza
1,750 Points
Posted by Alan Garza
Alan Garza
1,750 Points

how to change the color of a heading

How do you change the color text of a heading

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 
.tag 
  color: purple

2 Answers

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

First, you must select your h1 tag, you select using the tag name. Second, all code must be contained in a block using {} brackets after your target, and also you always end commands with a semicolon.

h1 {
    color: purple;
}