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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Virginia Chubo
Virginia Chubo
1,182 Points

set the character set for the page

I still don't see what you mean this code seems okay to

index.html

5 Answers

Can Polat
Can Polat
1,455 Points
Can Polat
Can Polat
1,455 Points

put the charset in the <Head>

<meta charset="UTF-8">

Can Polat
Can Polat
1,455 Points
Can Polat
Can Polat
1,455 Points

Try this.

<!DOCTYPE html> <html>

<head>

<meta charset="UTF-8">

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

Virginia Chubo
Virginia Chubo
1,182 Points
Virginia Chubo
Virginia Chubo
1,182 Points

The charset is in the tag i don't see what you mean. Look at my code

Stephan Ostrander
Stephan Ostrander
1,585 Points
Stephan Ostrander
Stephan Ostrander
1,585 Points

Hey Virginia! I'm afraid I can't see your code. It's just a blank index.html file. Could you copy your code from the Workspace and paste in a reply?

Can Polat
Can Polat
1,455 Points
Can Polat
Can Polat
1,455 Points

'''html

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head> <meta charset="UTF-8">

</head>

<body>

</body>

</html>

'''