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HTML

Posted by Gary McFarland
Gary McFarland
1,449 Points

links in ul list...why is my syntax being rejected? 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html"></a><nav>
      <ul><li>Portfolio <a href=“index.html”></a></li>
        <li>About <a href=“about.html”></a></li>
        <li>Contact <a href=“contact.html”></a></li>
      </ul><nav><
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>
      </h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

I've updated your question to format the HTML a bit. Check out the link to the Markdown Cheatsheet below the editor for more information!

1 Answer

Ryan Navarro
Ryan Navarro
13,889 Points
Ryan Navarro
Ryan Navarro
13,889 Points

the anchor should wrap around the text you want to have the link attached to 

<li><a href=“index.html”>Portfolio </a></li>
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points
Austin Whipple
Austin Whipple
29,725 Points

I've also edited your answer slightly for the same reason (formatting the HTML). Be sure to refer to the Markdown Cheatsheet.