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

Chun Yin Chan
Chun Yin Chan
303 Points
Posted by Chun Yin Chan
Chun Yin Chan
303 Points

how to change the text color?

Why i can not change my text color?

index.html 
  <style>
    .h1{
      color: #000000;
    }
  </style>

    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
Kern Tallett
Kern Tallett
10,012 Points
Kern Tallett
Kern Tallett
10,012 Points

You don't need the . before h1. 

h1 {
 color: #000000;
}

2 Answers

Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points
Abe Layee
Abe Layee
8,378 Points

You want to set the color to green not black. Also, remove the dot before the h1. We use dot on element with class name. 

<body>
     <style>
       h1 {color:green;}
       </style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points
jason chan
jason chan
31,009 Points 
<head>
<style>
.class {color:red;}
#id {color:green;}
p{color:tomato;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1 class="class">This is a class</h1>
<p id="id">this is an id</p>
<p>I am a lonely selector</p>
</body>

I hope that helps.