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HTML HTML Basics Getting Started with HTML Lists and Links Challenge

Posted by Derrick Hoff
Derrick Hoff
9,385 Points

Whats wrong with my html link

it's saying I didn't set the cakes.html link up but it looks like I did and if I messed that one up did I mess up the other two?

index.html 
<!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>

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

It just seems to be the spacing that's the issue. Remove some of your spaces in the tags to end up with this, and it'll pass the challenge:

<!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>