How to Set the Font Color in a Web Page You Design

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Your web page text doesn't have to be black! Set the font color using HTML.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Open the page in a text editing program, such as EditPad or Notepad.
Step 2

Position the cursor after the closing HEAD tag.
Step 3

Set the color for the font by typing the following, beginning and ending with a bracket: body text='red'.
Step 4

Change the color name to any color you desire, or use the hexadecimal color chart to determine an exact color match.
Step 5

Save the page and open it in a browser to view it. Click on the links to view the active and visited color links.

Tips & Warnings

All of the commands should be set in one tag command; i.e., the tag should begin with <, then list background color (if used), body text color (if used), link, vlink, alink, and so on, closing with a > symbol.
You do not need to 'close' this tag (using /> symbol).
Some browsers are set to ignore any color commands in the web page, so your text will appear as black or the default text color for those users.