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

Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
3,029 Points
Posted by Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas
3,029 Points

color green isnt working

<style>

{ h1 color: green; }

</style>

That's not correct?

index.html 
<style>

    { h1 
   color: green;
    }

</style>


<h1>Nick Pettit</h1>

2 Answers

Chyno Deluxe
Chyno Deluxe
16,936 Points

You are declaring your h1 incorrectly. Try this.

h1 { 
   color: green;
}
Brandon Gibbs
Brandon Gibbs
9,636 Points
Brandon Gibbs
Brandon Gibbs
9,636 Points

Yes, Chyno Deluxe is right.

Your selectors, h1 in this case, should always be first.... THEN your brackets, which will hold the styling rules.