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

Posted by James Baker
James Baker
144 Points

What am I doing wrong

I cannot get the challenge h1 to turn green <style> h1 { color: green; } </style>

4 Answers

Alex Hedley
Alex Hedley
16,381 Points
Alex Hedley
Alex Hedley
16,381 Points

Did you wrap it in style tags like the questions says?

<style></style>
James Baker
James Baker
144 Points

yes I did that

Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points
Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points

Your code should look like this:

<body>
    <style>
        h1 {
            color: green;
        }
    </style>
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
</body>
James Baker
James Baker
144 Points

That is exactly how I wrote it .Still says I am wrong. hmm

Usman Sheikh
Usman Sheikh
2,860 Points
Usman Sheikh
Usman Sheikh
2,860 Points

Can you post the code that's not working?

James Baker
James Baker
144 Points

good question does anybody know if we can do that ? and how? I have a feeling im going to be needing to know that.lol

Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points
Jacob Miller
Jacob Miller
12,466 Points

Check out the video to the right called "Tips for asking questions". They show you how to post code.

James Baker
James Baker
144 Points
James Baker
James Baker
144 Points

I did use my own name like instructed to in the video. I did not preview the blue before changing to green I wonder if that is it? stuck

Alex Hedley
Alex Hedley
16,381 Points
Alex Hedley
Alex Hedley
16,381 Points

Part 1 just asked for the style nothing else, try just adding

<body>
  <style>
  </style>
    <h1>Nick P</h1>
</body>