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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Posted by Daniel Holmes
Daniel Holmes
2,765 Points

need help

what did I do wrong

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> <script/>
</html>

1 Answer

Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,103 Points
Jacob Mishkin
Jacob Mishkin
23,103 Points

There are two things wrong with your code.

  1. you need to write a opening and closing script tag:

  2. It needs to be inside the body tag.

<body>

<script></script>

</body>