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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Mikenzie Ginsberg
Mikenzie Ginsberg
1,965 Points

Character set

I am trying to set the character type for the treehouse quiz. I am writing:

<head>
<meta charset = "utf-8">
</head>

I keep getting an error. Does anyone know why?

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

you must format html using markdown if you want it to show up in the forum. Ive formatted your code for you so it will show up. You can watch the tips for asking questions video on the right side of the page for an explanation of formatting code using markdown. There is also a markdown cheatsheet in the bottom right corner of the text box.

2 Answers

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

looks like the engine didnt like the way you used spaces before and after the equals sign. I passed with

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
  </head>

it shouldnt matter, but the challenge engine can be very picky sometimes. In HTML and CSS, most people dont put a space before and after the equals sign like you see in other languages.

James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points
James Barnett
James Barnett
39,199 Points

This should be reported as a bug, I tested your markup and it validates, so that means it is valid HTML

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