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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Laura Delatorre
Laura Delatorre
172 Points
Posted by Laura Delatorre
Laura Delatorre
172 Points

help! is asking me to set the character for the page

set the character for the page

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset=utf-8>
    <title>Laura Delatorre | Designer</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <h1>Laura Delatorre</h1>
      <h2>Designer</h2>
    </header>
    <section>
      <p>Gallery will go here. </p>
    </section>
    <footer></footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

Just add quotes to your charset:

<meta charset="UTF-8">

*Edited

Cindy Lea
PLUS
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 Points
Cindy Lea
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 Points

This is what theyre looking for:

<!DOCTYPE html> <HTML> <HEAD> <meta charset="UTF-8"> </HEAD> <BODY></BODY> </HTML>

When doing the challenge, dont add any extra stuff. Also, I think it wants the UTF-8 in uppercase. Oh, you left off the quotes.