How to Attach a CSS Stylesheet to an HTML Document

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Updated: October 11th, 2019

Linking a CSS file to an HTML file allows you update the styling of the HTML document by editing the CSS file. This is especially useful if, for example, you have hundreds of pages that you’d like to style from one central location. Using CSS, you can com

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If you have multiple HTML files, you will need to complete these steps for each one.

In your HTML document, paste the following between the opening and closing brackets.


^ The href=”X” denotes the location of your file. There’s a special consideration to make when denoting this location:


^ The denotation above suggests that inside of the directory containing your HTML file is a directory called “css” which contains a file called “style.css”.


^ The denotation above (using a slash) suggests that the file style.css is located inside a directory in your root called “css”.


^ The denotation above is a valid use of an absolute URL.

Save your HTML file and you’re done!

How to Attach a CSS Stylesheet to an HTML Document

Zach Zach (233)
Total time: 1 minute 
Updated: October 11th, 2019

Linking a CSS file to an HTML file allows you update the styling of the HTML document by editing the CSS file. This is especially useful if, for example, you have hundreds of pages that you’d like to style from one central location. Using CSS, you can com

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If you have multiple HTML files, you will need to complete these steps for each one.

In your HTML document, paste the following between the opening and closing brackets.


^ The href=”X” denotes the location of your file. There’s a special consideration to make when denoting this location:


^ The denotation above suggests that inside of the directory containing your HTML file is a directory called “css” which contains a file called “style.css”.


^ The denotation above (using a slash) suggests that the file style.css is located inside a directory in your root called “css”.


^ The denotation above is a valid use of an absolute URL.

Save your HTML file and you’re done!

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How to Attach a CSS Stylesheet to an HTML Document

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Total time: 1 minute 
Updated: October 11th, 2019

Linking a CSS file to an HTML file allows you update the styling of the HTML document by editing the CSS file. This is especially useful if, for example, you have hundreds of pages that you’d like to style from one central location. Using CSS, you can com

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If you have multiple HTML files, you will need to complete these steps for each one.

In your HTML document, paste the following between the opening and closing brackets.


^ The href=”X” denotes the location of your file. There’s a special consideration to make when denoting this location:


^ The denotation above suggests that inside of the directory containing your HTML file is a directory called “css” which contains a file called “style.css”.


^ The denotation above (using a slash) suggests that the file style.css is located inside a directory in your root called “css”.


^ The denotation above is a valid use of an absolute URL.

Save your HTML file and you’re done!

How to Attach a CSS Stylesheet to an HTML Document

Zach Zach (233)
Total time: 1 minute 
Updated: October 11th, 2019

Linking a CSS file to an HTML file allows you update the styling of the HTML document by editing the CSS file. This is especially useful if, for example, you have hundreds of pages that you’d like to style from one central location. Using CSS, you can com

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If you have multiple HTML files, you will need to complete these steps for each one.

In your HTML document, paste the following between the opening and closing brackets.


^ The href=”X” denotes the location of your file. There’s a special consideration to make when denoting this location:


^ The denotation above suggests that inside of the directory containing your HTML file is a directory called “css” which contains a file called “style.css”.


^ The denotation above (using a slash) suggests that the file style.css is located inside a directory in your root called “css”.


^ The denotation above is a valid use of an absolute URL.

Save your HTML file and you’re done!

If you have multiple HTML files, you will need to complete these steps for each one.

If you have multiple HTML files, you will need to complete these steps for each one.

Open your HTML file

In your HTML document, paste the following between the opening and closing brackets.


^ The href=”X” denotes the location of your file. There’s a special consideration to make when denoting this location:


^ The denotation above suggests that inside of the directory containing your HTML file is a directory called “css” which contains a file called “style.css”.


^ The denotation above (using a slash) suggests that the file style.css is located inside a directory in your root called “css”.


^ The denotation above is a valid use of an absolute URL.

In your HTML document, paste the following between the opening and closing brackets.


^ The href=”X” denotes the location of your file. There’s a special consideration to make when denoting this location:


^ The denotation above suggests that inside of the directory containing your HTML file is a directory called “css” which contains a file called “style.css”.


^ The denotation above (using a slash) suggests that the file style.css is located inside a directory in your root called “css”.


^ The denotation above is a valid use of an absolute URL.

Paste the following in the document’s head

Save your HTML file and you’re done!

Save your HTML file and you’re done!

Save your HTML file

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