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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

MARIA Quadri
MARIA Quadri
2,572 Points
Posted by MARIA Quadri
MARIA Quadri
2,572 Points

how to set meta character

I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong here.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>


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

</html>

1 Answer

Brandon VanCamp
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Brandon VanCamp
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 30,954 Points

Hello MARIA Quadri,

My suggestion is as followed

Example

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

I left a comment in here for you.

  <head>
        <!-- I notices you have a few spaces below happens all the time! -->
     <meta charset = "utf-8">
  </head>

Please let me know if this helps!

MARIA Quadri
MARIA Quadri
2,572 Points
MARIA Quadri
MARIA Quadri
2,572 Points

Thank you for the help! It worked! I didn't know that spacing makes a difference.

Brandon VanCamp
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Brandon VanCamp
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 30,954 Points

Not a problem at all! Happy to be able to help!