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HTML HTML Basics Structuring Your Content Structuring Content Challenge

Posted by Matthew Phelps
Matthew Phelps
2,602 Points

how do I represent standalone sections of content other than with <section> tags? <article> tags are not working either

Task 3 of 4 in The first Quiz of HTML basics

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <link href="styles.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <title>My Portfolio</title>
  </head>
  <body>
      <section>
      <header>  
        <ul>
          <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>            
        </ul>
        <h1>My Web Design &amp; Development Portfolio!</h1> 
        <p>A site featuring my latest work.</p>
      </header>
      </section>  

    <section>
      <article>
        <h2>Welcome</h2> 
        <p>Fusce semper id ipsum sed scelerisque. Etiam nec elementum massa. Pellentesque tristique ex ac ipsum hendrerit, eget feugiat ante faucibus.</p>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="#">Recent project #1</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Recent project #2</a></li>
          <li><a href="#">Recent project #3</a></li>     
        </ul>
      </article>
    </section>

      <section>
      <footer>
        <p>&copy; 2017 My Portfolio</p>
        <p>Follow me on <a href="#">Twitter</a>, <a href="#">Instagram</a> and <a href="#">Dribbble</a></p>
      </footer>
      </section>  
    </body>
</html>
Marco Caruso
Marco Caruso
5,208 Points
Marco Caruso
Marco Caruso
5,208 Points

Depends on how you want to style your layout you could nest a <nav></nav> element within your header or you can have it separate. Some even just use <div> tags to separate content as well. Your <nav> tags are used for you main links in navigating a site though. Heres a link on semantic elements. All of these are ways you can isolate and section off content. https://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_semantic_elements.asp

1 Answer

Cory Bolles
Cory Bolles
12,659 Points
Cory Bolles
Cory Bolles
12,659 Points

It looks like you are putting <section> tags around your header and footer, which isn't necessary. The <header>, <footer>, <section>, <aside>, and other tags are new to HTML5, and are essentially glorified <div> tags that make it easier to read when writing code.

Try removing the sections around the header and footer tags.

Thanks!