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HTML Introduction to HTML and CSS (2016) Adding a New Web Page Test: Write and Style an Element

Bummer! Your DOCTYPE should be "html" (without quotes).

This is what I put

<!doctype> <html> </html>

this is what I got Set up your HTML document with the <!doctype> and <html> tags.

Bummer! Your DOCTYPE should be "html" (without quotes).

index.html
<!DOCTYPE>
<html>
</html>

2 Answers

Greg Harris
Greg Harris
43,362 Points

You need to include html in the declaration

Try <!DOCTYPE html> along with the tags <html> </html>

thank you I got it after I sent my question Thank you for answering

Greg Harris
Greg Harris
43,362 Points

Do you mind marking correct anyone who stumbles upon this moving forward?

Thanks in advance