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HTML

Posted by Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points

Validation code error

I get a code error when I try to validate my html and can't work out how to clear it. As far as I can see my code is the same as Nick's so I must be missing something.

Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points

I don't even know how to attach a screenshot so you can see what I am talking about. Please help!!!

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Su,

To post an image you need to use markdown which you can learn about here, in short the markdown you want to use for an image is as below.

![alt text here](/path/to/img.jpg)

NOTE: You will need to first upload the image to a 3rd party website first such as imgur who supply the markdown code as well.

Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points

And now I've added an answer instead of a comment. I am not having my finest day!

Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points

Thank you for the response by the way Chris. Much appreciated.

2 Answers

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

Hi Su,

Don't worry about your above post, if you wish you can simply post it again as a comment but that's up to you. To fix the validation error you simply need to encode the pipe | character which when URL encoded becomes %7C, it's hard to see but the change has been made in the code below.

<link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One%7COpen+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

Happy coding!

Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points

Thank you!

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

You're welcome.

Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points
Su Strange
Su Strange
868 Points

Here is the code that seems to be the problem:

 <link href='http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Changa+One|Open+Sans:400italic,700italic,400,700,800' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'>

I am also having problems validating my CSS as it keeps querying characters that are 'not allowed in the prolog'. Feel like I might have to go back to the beginning...