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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Your First JavaScript Program

Posted by Walter Milton
Walter Milton
6,678 Points

JavaScript tag document.writer on first code challenge

How do I add the code in the <script> tags to write the words "Welcome to my site" on to the web page?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>

<body>
</body>

<script>
  document.writer("<h1>Welcome to Treehouse</h1>");

</script>

</html>

2 Answers

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

You had a typo, the function is called "write" not "writer".

<script>
// Write your code here.
document.write("Welcome to my site");
</script>

I hope that helps a little bit

Walter Milton
Walter Milton
6,678 Points
Walter Milton
Walter Milton
6,678 Points

This works. Good catch.