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 HTML Basics Getting Started with HTML Lists and Links Challenge

Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points
Posted by Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points

Can't get this to pass...

I have looked at other's solutions and can't seem to spot my error. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lists and Links</title>
  </head>
  <body>

  <ul>
    <a href= "cakes.html"><li>Cakes</li></a>
    <a href= pies.html><li>Pies</li></a>
    <a href= "candy.html"><li>Candy</li></a>
      </ul>

  </body>
</html>
Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points
Michaela Babic
Michaela Babic
7,720 Points

I forgot to put my quotations back around "pies.html", but it wasn't passing when they were on either...

2 Answers

Scott Stream
PLUS
Scott Stream
Courses Plus Student 798 Points
Scott Stream
Scott Stream
Courses Plus Student 798 Points

your closing </a> tags need to be in front of the closing list tag. <a href="cakes.html"</a></li>

Osaro Igbinovia
seal-mask
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Osaro Igbinovia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,928 Points
Osaro Igbinovia
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Osaro Igbinovia
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,928 Points

Hi Babic, you did a good job on the challenge and I can see you've put in some effort. You constructed your links correctly, but you didn't place them in the right place. The anchor tags should enclose only the text within the <li>Text</li> tags and not the <li></li> tags as a whole. Something like this: 

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lists and Links</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  <ul>
  <li><a href='cakes.html'>Cakes</a></li>
  <li><a href='pies.html'>Pies</a></li>
  <li><a href='candy.html'>Candy</a></li>
    </ul>
  </body>
</html>