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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 Patty Bedard
Patty Bedard
44 Points

how do I set color for an h1 tag

I am trying to add a color to an h1 tag in css

index.html 
<!doctype html>
<html>
  <head>
    <h1 class = "tag name"> Hello, Patty Bedard. </h1> 
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
  </head>
  <body>

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

  </body>
</html>
styles.css

3 Answers

Marco Koopman
Marco Koopman
5,290 Points
Marco Koopman
Marco Koopman
5,290 Points

You can use:

h1{ color: <set color here>; }

or you can add a class to your h1 like <h1 class="header"></h1>

Then you can use:

.header{ color:<set color here>; }

Also you need to place your <h1> in your <body> and not your <head>.

Have fun coding :)

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

First, you must change the p element to a h1 element :)

Good luck! ~alex

Julien riera
Julien riera
14,665 Points
Julien riera
Julien riera
14,665 Points

Hello,

As written above, your whole content should be wrapped in your body tags. You never use the head tags for content for say.

However, if you're using a CSS file beside to style your content, you have to add it in your <head> with a tag looking like this:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href=" YOUR_FILE_NAME.css">

In this case, YOUR_FILE_NAME.css must be in the folder where your index.html is. If you're using a workspace, just create a file .css without putting it in a folder.

Hope this helps !

Julien