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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Veronika Weber
Veronika Weber
1,665 Points

<html> is the HTML Document route but says its incorrect in the challenge?

<html> is the HTML Document route but says its incorrect in the challenge?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>

3 Answers

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,159 Points

You need the closing 

</html>

tag.

Veronika Weber
Veronika Weber
1,665 Points

Thanks Tobiaws but I have that at the bottom of my workspace already

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,159 Points

Which is your current Task number? The code you posted is not rly helping (and is wrong since you have no closing html element) DOCTYPE html is not an opening html element. Dont forget to close tags that need closing tags.

This is the code for the full challange...

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title></title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header></header>
    <section></section>
    <footer></footer>
  </body>
</html>
Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Tobias is correct. You're missing the closing tag. The entire code should be:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
</html>
Veronika Weber
Veronika Weber
1,665 Points
Veronika Weber
Veronika Weber
1,665 Points

Thanks I just made it past that one. Now stuck on the next challenge where first they pass me on task 2 but when i answer task 3 they say that task 2 is no longer passing. not having a good day :-(\ <h2>Designer</h2> </a> <nav> <ul> <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a><li> <li><a href="about.html">About</a><li> <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
</ul> <nav/>

tobiaskrause
tobiaskrause
9,159 Points

What is the name of that challange? Or can you link it?