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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Erica Woods
Erica Woods
416 Points
Posted by Erica Woods
Erica Woods
416 Points

It keeps saying, a title element needs to appear between the <head> and </head> tags, which I have done. Why am I wrong?

my code: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8" <title></title> </head> </html>

Isn't my tile in between the <head> and </head>? Why am I wrong?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html></html>
<html>
  <head></head>
  <body></body>
</html>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
  </head>
  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title></title>
    </head>
    </html>

3 Answers

Nick Yoho
Nick Yoho
6,957 Points
Nick Yoho
Nick Yoho
6,957 Points

You have too much extra code at the top

  <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html>
    <head>
      <meta charset="utf-8">
      <title></title>
    </head>
  </html>
Erica Woods
Erica Woods
416 Points
Erica Woods
Erica Woods
416 Points

Thank You! I'm new to this and didn't know I would have to delete the code after a new question. Thanks again!

Nick Yoho
Nick Yoho
6,957 Points
Nick Yoho
Nick Yoho
6,957 Points

No problem! It wasn't passing because it saw the <head></head> at the top first and read it as incorrect, it never had a chance to read the correct code at the bottom

Aliyah Watson
Aliyah Watson
7,764 Points
Aliyah Watson
Aliyah Watson
7,764 Points

Yeah you only need the <!DOCTYPE html> and the <html> once, then after you put in all the other code (head, body, etc.) then you put the </html> closing tag. Hope that made it seem a bit less complicated.