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

Posted by Ryan Cather
Ryan Cather
Courses Plus Student 108 Points

Making a color tag

Ok so what i understand so far is that the style tags 1.) have to be within the body tags? 2.) how do write a color tag again?

3 Answers

Rebecca Wall
Rebecca Wall
2,372 Points
Rebecca Wall
Rebecca Wall
2,372 Points

Hi Ryan,

The style tags do not sit within the body tags. They nest inside head tag. An example of how to do this is below: Source: http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_style.asp

<head> <style> h1 {color:red;} p {color:blue;} </style> </head>

<body> <h1>A heading</h1> <p>A paragraph.</p> </body>

Ryan Cather
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Ryan Cather
Courses Plus Student 108 Points
Ryan Cather
Ryan Cather
Courses Plus Student 108 Points

Thanks very helpful:)

Rebecca Wall
Rebecca Wall
2,372 Points
Rebecca Wall
Rebecca Wall
2,372 Points

Your welcome! Any time you have an html or css issue, use the w3schools.com or w3c.org for examples of proper technique and coding details:)