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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Colten Rowland
Colten Rowland
335 Points
Posted by Colten Rowland
Colten Rowland
335 Points

What am I doing wrong here

<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset = "utf-8"> </head> <body> </body> </html>

3 Answers

Sharina V. Jones
Sharina V. Jones
11,459 Points
Sharina V. Jones
Sharina V. Jones
11,459 Points

I typed in <!DOCTYPE html> and it went through. Are you copying and pasting or typing it in? If so, try typing it in. Also, make sure there aren't any spaces in front of the doctype and that it's on line 1. Some of the code challenges are a little persnickety.

Colten Rowland
Colten Rowland
335 Points
Colten Rowland
Colten Rowland
335 Points

i think there is a bug in your system. My code doesn't check. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset = "UTF-8"> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html>

Colten Rowland
Colten Rowland
335 Points
Colten Rowland
Colten Rowland
335 Points

I tried the same thing again but submitting the code through a different platform. It worked fine.