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HTML HTML Basics Going Further with HTML Email Links and Entities Challenge

Posted by Tianerad 999
Tianerad 999
4,063 Points

I am right, but it does not work! Help me please treehouse! Thanks, Tianerad party gamer

Plz

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html>
  <head>
    <title>My Page</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h3>Design & Development</h3>
    <p>Contact me at <a  mailto="tianer999.a.d@gmail.com" >this email</a>.</p>
    <p>Ā© 2017</p>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

It looks like you're trying to follow the hint to use "mailto" for the link, but it doesn't replace href. "mailto:" should prefixed the email address, much like "http:" is part of a web address.

Tristan Denyer
Tristan Denyer
233 Points
Tristan Denyer
Tristan Denyer
233 Points

I agree with Seth. The a tag should look like this:

<a href="mailto:tianer999.a.d@gmail.com">this email</a>
leorohmann
leorohmann
2,466 Points
leorohmann
leorohmann
2,466 Points

Yeah, that's right! This will work fine ?