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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Alexia Green
Alexia Green
112 Points

CONFUSED!

i really dont understand what im doing wrong in this challenge

3 Answers

Coco Jackowski
Coco Jackowski
12,914 Points
Coco Jackowski
Coco Jackowski
12,914 Points

Can you provide a code sample?

Alexia Green
Alexia Green
112 Points
Alexia Green
Alexia Green
112 Points

My Question Is : Create the HTML element that will serve as the document root.

Jeff Busch
Jeff Busch
19,287 Points

Hi Alexia,

Since you are so new to this let's just get you doing.

Jeff

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
</html>
Coco Jackowski
Coco Jackowski
12,914 Points
Coco Jackowski
Coco Jackowski
12,914 Points

There is a certain HTML element that is the "root" of the rest of the page. This means that all other elements are children of it. HTML elements have a hierarchy; they are nested within each other.

So, in this example, the <ul>element is the parent of the <li> elements, which are its children:

<ul>
    <li>Item 1</li>
    <li>Item 2</li>
    <li>Item 3</li>
<ul>

The "root" HTML element is the one that's farthest up in the hierarchy; that is, all the other elements descend from it. Your challenge in this question is to create that certain element. You can find it by rewatching the video if it's slipped from your memory. Good luck!