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

Posted by daniel workman jr.
daniel workman jr.
432 Points

nav element misaligned with html link, I've tried everything? why do i keep getting this message?

trying to insert nav elments and an unordered list under an html link and i keep getting the same message that the opening nav element is not properly aligned with the html link. any thoughts?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <nav>
          <ul>
            <li>Portfolio</li>
            <li>about</li>
            <li>Contacts</li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

4 Answers

Radu Ioan Stochita
Radu Ioan Stochita
3,558 Points
Radu Ioan Stochita
Radu Ioan Stochita
3,558 Points

The challenge tells you to create this nav after the anchor element and you are creating it inside the anchor element.

This is the correct one:

    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
          <ul>
            <li>Portfolio</li>
            <li>About</li>
            <li>Contact</li>
          </ul>
        </nav>
    </header>
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points
Jeff Lemay
Jeff Lemay
14,268 Points

The challenge wants you to add the nav element and unordered list underneath the "logo" (the h1 and h2 that are wrapped in a link < a >). Yours is inside the < a > tag.

Rob Brink
Rob Brink
7,148 Points
Rob Brink
Rob Brink
7,148 Points

You need to add the nav element after the link instead of inside it like this 

<header>
  <a href="index.html">
    <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
    <h2>Designer</h2>
  </a>
  <nav>
    <ul>
    </ul>
  </nav>
</header>
daniel workman jr.
daniel workman jr.
432 Points
daniel workman jr.
daniel workman jr.
432 Points

alright i get it now. Jeff, Radu, Rob thanks a lot, i really appreciate the help. you guys have a good one.