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

Posted by Helene Trowell
Helene Trowell
1,116 Points

It keeps saying that my portfolio list item should go to index.html I can’t see where I have gone wrong.

It keeps saying that my portfolio list item should go to index.html I can’t see where I have gone wrong.

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</li></a>
            <li><a href="about.html">About</li></a>
            <li><a href="Contact.html">Contact</li></a>
          </ul>
        </nav>  
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
Ashish Mehra
Ashish Mehra
Courses Plus Student 103 Points

the height of section is set to auto that's why when there is no content the section will not display...

//paste in head or css file u made

section{
   height:500px; 
}

2 Answers

Helene Trowell
Helene Trowell
1,116 Points
Helene Trowell
Helene Trowell
1,116 Points

Aisha thank you but we have not created a css yet, Im just creating an unordered list that has links that go to the index.html. I cannot see where it is wrong it the list.

Ashish Mehra
Ashish Mehra
Courses Plus Student 103 Points

ok it's the default behaviour of html elements when you type or add anything the height will adjust according to content of that element

Helene Trowell
Helene Trowell
1,116 Points
Helene Trowell
Helene Trowell
1,116 Points

I think I see whats wrong the <nav> and list in this challenge is suppose to go after the </a> Thank you for your answer