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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS Review: Getting Familiar with HTML and CSS

Posted by Tom Tanaka
Tom Tanaka
361 Points

Why is <h1> not considered a closing tag?

For the review exercise, it asks to provide an example of a closing tag. I've entered <h1> <h1>, but this was rejected. Why is <h1> the wrong answer?

1 Answer

Joseph Yhu
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Joseph Yhu
PHP Development Techdegree Graduate 48,637 Points

Closing tags begin with </, so the correct answer is </h1>.