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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Add Social Media Links

Gabriel Camacho
Gabriel Camacho
2,337 Points
Posted by Gabriel Camacho
Gabriel Camacho
2,337 Points

Twitter "alt" text

hello i was working on the code challenge and for some reason it keeps telling to me add "alt" text to my twitter image.

But i added like this:

<img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt:"Facebook Logo"> <img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt:"Twitter Logo">

i dont understand what im doing wrong.

Thanks

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <section>
      <ul>
        <li>
          <img src="img/numbers-01.jpg" alt="">
        </li>
        <li>
          <img src="img/numbers-02.jpg" alt="">
        </li>
        <li>
          <img src="img/numbers-06.jpg" alt="">
        </li>
      </ul>
    </section>
    <footer>
      <img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt:"Facebook Logo">
      <img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt:"Twitter Logo">
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Gabriel,

you have to separate your alt attributes and their value with a = instead of a colon. Like so:

      <img src="img/facebook-wrap.png" alt="Facebook Logo">
      <img src="img/twitter-wrap.png" alt="Twitter Logo">

I hope that helps! :)

Gabriel Camacho
Gabriel Camacho
2,337 Points
Gabriel Camacho
Gabriel Camacho
2,337 Points

thanks tobias, it did work