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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Niranjan Thakur Badahi
Niranjan Thakur Badahi
186 Points
Posted by Niranjan Thakur Badahi
Niranjan Thakur Badahi
186 Points

Bummer! Make sure you define the HTML Doctype tag.

my code was wright but i am getting every time the same message i dont know why i am getting this kind of message .

index.html 
<! DOCTYPE HTML>


<html>
  <head> 
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title> Niranjan | Project</title>

  </head>

  <body> 

    <header> 
      <h2> Niranjan </h2>
      <h1> Niranjan Designer </h1>

    </header>

    <section> 
      <p> what is the name of water </p>

    </section>

    <footer> 
      <p> &copy; 2017 Niranjan </p> 
    </footer>


  </body>


</html>

1 Answer

Chris Jardine
Chris Jardine
13,299 Points

Hi Niranjan

There is a space after the "!" when you are declaring the Doctype, and there should not be a space.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>