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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Create Navigation with Lists

Posted by Dawn Wixom
Dawn Wixom
165 Points

what is wrong with this

what is wrong with what i have the word portfolio is on there

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>Portfolio></li>
          <li>About></li>
          <li>Contact</li>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
Brian Wassel
Brian Wassel
22,171 Points

what was the question?

Dawn Wixom
Dawn Wixom
165 Points

it wanted portfolio on the list

3 Answers

Jasen Carroll
Jasen Carroll
9,958 Points
Jasen Carroll
Jasen Carroll
9,958 Points

You have an extra < after "Portfolio" and "About" with no closing tags for ul or nav try this:

<nav>
     <ul>
          <li>Portfolio</li>
          <li>About</li>
          <li>Contact</li>
     </ul>
</nav>
Joe White
Joe White
9,750 Points
Joe White
Joe White
9,750 Points

Get rid of the ">" after Portfolio & about

Joe White
Joe White
9,750 Points
Joe White
Joe White
9,750 Points

Get rid of the ">" after Portfolio & about