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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Jake Cormier
Jake Cormier
16,098 Points
Posted by Jake Cormier
Jake Cormier
16,098 Points

It asks to set the character set of the page, however my code (<meta charset = "utf-8">) doesn't seem to suffice. Whynot

It is verbatim to the previous code that was taught, but it shows as incorrect not sure why though.

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

It's hard to advise without seeing the context of your code, but it might disapprove of the spacing around the =. If you remove that and it still doesn't like your code, feel free to edit your post or add a comment that contains your HTML (making sure to use the Markdown Cheatsheet link below the Add Comment section for guidance) and we can help you sort it out.

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Evan Demaris
Evan Demaris
64,262 Points
Evan Demaris
Evan Demaris
64,262 Points

Hi Jake,

Your code may well be correct, as long as you're placing that meta tag in the head of the document. However, the test environment isn't as forgiving as actual browsers - it won't allow for the spacing before and after the equals sign.

Hope that helps!