Styling the <h1> ElementThe first step in styling the heading is to set a background color. You can use background: #D36832. The color can then be set to #fff. Next, padding: 20px can be applied to create some space around the <h1> content. You will then need to set margin: 0 to remove the default top and bottom margins. You also can add a border to the bottom of the <h1> element using the shorthand border: 5px solid #387A9B; as shown in Listing 19.5. The results can be seen in Figure 19.4. Listing 19.5. CSS Code for Styling the <h1> Elementbody { text-align: center; background: #B0BFC2; color: #444; } #container { text-align: left; margin: 0 auto; width: 700px; background: #FFF url(header-base.gif) repeat-y; } h1 { background: #D36832; color: #FFF; padding: 20px; margin: 0; border-bottom: 5px solid #387A9B; } Figure 19.4. Screenshot of styled <h1> element. |