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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Thomas Kincaid
Thomas Kincaid
Courses Plus Student 229 Points

header tag

it says i am missing a header tag what does this mean

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Thomas Kincaid | Designer<title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
  <h1></h1>
 </header>
  <section></section>
  <footer></footer>
    </body>
 </html>
Stephen Ambler
Stephen Ambler
8,236 Points
Stephen Ambler
Stephen Ambler
8,236 Points

first off indent correctly so you know where you are and what goes with what. second it doesn't ask you for a h1 tag i have just done this and it works fine for me

Robin Orellana
Robin Orellana
11,626 Points 
<title>Thomas Kincaid | Designer</title>
Thomas Kincaid
Thomas Kincaid
Courses Plus Student 229 Points

thanks guys, it was the title thing

1 Answer

Robin Orellana
Robin Orellana
11,626 Points

I believe it's saying that because you didn't close the title tag. Like this

<title>Thomas Kincaid | Designer</title>