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HTML HTML Basics Getting Started with HTML Lists and Links Challenge

Clifton Baggerman
Clifton Baggerman
6,643 Points
Posted by Clifton Baggerman
Clifton Baggerman
6,643 Points

I feel like I am answering the question correctly by putting in the correct answer in which is creating links

The question is asking me to create links from Cakes, Pies & Candy to which I have created but It is telling me that i am incorrect even though I feel I have answered the question correctly

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

1 Answer

Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Jamie Reardon
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Your closing anchor tags syntax are incorrect.

You have:

<a/>

The forward slash always comes before the letter of the element name like so:

</a>

You can even compare them with your closing li tags at the end of each line to see the difference.