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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Amil Boddie-Willis
Amil Boddie-Willis
9,661 Points
Posted by Amil Boddie-Willis
Amil Boddie-Willis
9,661 Points

I'm having trouble with this code: <meta charset = "utf-8"> - It's for task #4 of 6, for the HTML First...

I can't figure out what is being asked when the error message keeps saying that I need to include an attribute...

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

try not putting a space before and after the =. although your code is perfectly valid, sometimes the code challenges can be picky about syntax. most of the time with html tags and attributes you dont space out equal signs (you can, it just seems to be conventional that you dont)

<meta charset="utf-8">

also be sure you are putting this inside the head

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
  </head>
  <body></body>
</html>
Amil Boddie-Willis
Amil Boddie-Willis
9,661 Points
Amil Boddie-Willis
Amil Boddie-Willis
9,661 Points

Whew - Thanks - That worked... P :)