<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>External Style Example</title> <!-- Link to the external CSS file --> <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css"> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h1 class="heading">Welcome to External CSS Styling</h1> <p class="text">This is an example using external styling. All CSS rules are in a separate file.</p> <p class="text highlight">This paragraph uses both the `text` and `highlight` classes.</p> </div> </body> </html> ------ CSS (styles.css): /* External CSS file: styles.css */ body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f0f0f0; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .container { padding: 40px; background-color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #ddd; max-width: 800px; margin: 20px auto; } .heading { color: #333; text-align: center; padding: 20px; } .text { color: #666; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px; } .highlight { color: #0056b3; font-weight: bold; }