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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Create Navigation with Lists

Taylor Radtke
Taylor Radtke
4,044 Points
Posted by Taylor Radtke
Taylor Radtke
4,044 Points

I cant seem to find my error

I cant seem to find my error

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <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>
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

3 Answers

Sam Roberton
Sam Roberton
7,225 Points
Sam Roberton
Sam Roberton
7,225 Points

On a quick scan it looks like you haven't closed the nav tag, try that.

Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points
Wayne Priestley
Wayne Priestley
19,579 Points

Hi Taylor,

You have a closing a tag after your h2, not sure what thats doing there.

Kenneth Hall
Kenneth Hall
3,452 Points
Kenneth Hall
Kenneth Hall
3,452 Points

I ran your code in my text editor it seemed to work fine for me. I'm using sublime text 2.