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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Create the Content Containers

Posted by Muhammed Ibrahim
Muhammed Ibrahim
Courses Plus Student 225 Points

help on html please!

when using html(5) to create website, does the code <!DOCTYPE html> always come first?

Oussama Fahchouch
Oussama Fahchouch
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Yes, that's how the browser knows it needs to Read HTML5.

10 Answers

Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
Muhammed Ibrahim
Courses Plus Student 225 Points

thank u, i will always remember that!

Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
Muhammed Ibrahim
Courses Plus Student 225 Points

but what if am to be using python? will it be <!DOCTYPE python>?

Aaron Charles-Rhymes
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Aaron Charles-Rhymes
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Aaron Charles-Rhymes
Aaron Charles-Rhymes
Courses Plus Student 8,434 Points

I don't know much about python, but "NO" it will not be <!DOCTYPE python>

Muhammed Ibrahim
Muhammed Ibrahim
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ok thanks 4 ur help!

Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
Muhammed Ibrahim
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Am sorry to bother u guys , but what about the 2n code? Is it always there too, like this? <!DOCTYPE html> <html> ??

Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
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Muhammed Ibrahim
Muhammed Ibrahim
Courses Plus Student 225 Points

The code that comes after <!DOCTYPE html>