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

Posted by Kim O'Donnell
Kim O'Donnell
663 Points

Sorry I don't understand what I'm supposed to be doing for this task?

If I could read the instruction (challenge task 2 of 3) which I can't because it's totally hidden by this pop up box, I'd include it here, but basically I don't understand what I'm being told to do.

I'll have another look but it looked like you couldn't skip a task or come back to it so I'm hoping I won't have to wait to get a reply before I can resume classes.

Cheers Kim

index.html 
<body>
  <style>
    h1{
      color: red;
    }
   </style>

    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>

</body>
I7x C0d3R
I7x C0d3R
Courses Plus Student 270 Points

Write Place The Red The Green h1 { color:green; }

4 Answers

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Kim!

You should contact Treehouse support (help@teamtreehouse.com) about the pop-up issue.

For now, the challenge asks you to write a rule that targets h1. You've actually done that, but you're adding in code that you don't need to add yet. Your index.html should look like this:

index.html 
<body>
    <style>
      h1 {

      }
    </style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>
Piotrek Smyda
Piotrek Smyda
3,786 Points
Piotrek Smyda
Piotrek Smyda
3,786 Points

Instruction for this taks is :

Now, write CSS that will select the h1. Don’t forget your curly braces!

Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

Task 2: Now, write CSS that will select the h1. Don’t forget your curly braces!

h1 { }

That's all task 2 is asking you to do. This would not produce any actual changes because you haven't added properties to style the h1. The challenge is just getting you accustomed to writing css, things will get more complex as you go.

Your code is correct (although my challenge wanted me to make the text green, not red).

Kim O'Donnell
Kim O'Donnell
663 Points
Kim O'Donnell
Kim O'Donnell
663 Points

Ahhh - gotcha!! Thanks very much everyone for your quick response - much appreciated :)