Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Jesse Gardona
Jesse Gardona
298 Points

What do they mean by define a html tag

What do they mean by defining a html tag?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>    
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Jesse Gardona | Designer</title>
  </head>

3 Answers

Alan Winfrey
Alan Winfrey
2,953 Points
Alan Winfrey
Alan Winfrey
2,953 Points

You need the closing tag for html, that is, /html with brackets, last on the page.

Chris Wiley
Chris Wiley
11,327 Points

I think that should be angle brackets, < >, rather than brackets, [ ].

Russ Fleharty
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Russ Fleharty
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 10,815 Points
Russ Fleharty
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Russ Fleharty
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 10,815 Points 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title></title> //closed tag
  </head>//closed tag
  <body>
    <section>
      <header></header> //closed tag
    </section>//closed tag
   <footer></footer> //closed tag
  </body> //closed tag

</html> //closed tag

Make sure you close your tags

Curtis Rickard
Curtis Rickard
6,610 Points
Curtis Rickard
Curtis Rickard
6,610 Points

Your forgetting to close your "html" tag...