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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Adding a New Web Page Test: Write and Style an Element

Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
4,247 Points
Posted by Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
4,247 Points

Set up your HTML document with the <!doctype> and <html> tags.

<!doctype> <html></html>

This is correct, no?

index.html 
<!doctype>
<html></html>

2 Answers

Justin Olson
Justin Olson
13,700 Points
Justin Olson
Justin Olson
13,700 Points

Close, but you need html just after !Doctype: Here is your typical setup:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>Document</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>

Hope this helps!

Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
4,247 Points
Alex Thomas
Alex Thomas
4,247 Points

Thanks Justin. I could swear that <!DOCTYPE> stood alone.

Justin Olson
Justin Olson
13,700 Points
Justin Olson
Justin Olson
13,700 Points

No worries! The site below can explain further, as it's too much for me to share. :)

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_doctype.asp

Mustafa Özer
Mustafa Özer
1,876 Points
Mustafa Özer
Mustafa Özer
1,876 Points

For this particular example the following code worked for me.

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html>

</html>

Just type HTML with capital letters.