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HTML HTML Basics Getting Started with HTML Lists and Links Challenge

Posted by Colleen George
Colleen George
Courses Plus Student 1,860 Points

I am in the HTML Basics course and stuck on an error for the following: <a href="pies.html"><li>Pies</li></a>

Please advise as to how I can get pass this challenge. Apparently, my code is wrong, when I think it is correct.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lists and Links</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  <ul>
    <a href="cakes.html"><li>Cakes</li></a>
    <a href="pies.html"><li>Pies</li></a>
    <a href="candy.html"><li>Candy</li></a>
    </ul>   
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,692 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,692 Points

Hi Colleen,

You're close, but the links need to be inside the list elements. Right now, your syntax is a bit off as you have the list inside of the link.

So it should go like this:

<li><a href="cakes.html">Cakes</a></li>

with, the anchor tags are nested inside of the list-item tags.

Keep Coding! :) :dizzy:

Colleen George
Colleen George
Courses Plus Student 1,860 Points

Thanks Jason! I really appreciate your help. It makes so much sense now!!