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HTML How to Make a Website Creating HTML Content Create Navigation with Lists

Posted by William Carey
William Carey
486 Points

Continues to tell me to add list item with word portfolio in it, but I have that and see it on preview

<li><a href="index.html">portfolio</a></li>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
      <ul>
        <li><a href="index.html">portfolio</a></li>
        <li><a href="about.html">about</a></li>
        <li><a href="contact.html">contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>
Bob McCarty
Bob McCarty
Courses Plus Student 16,618 Points
Bob McCarty
Bob McCarty
Courses Plus Student 16,618 Points

The directions specify "Portfolio" not "portfolio". Try initial Cap, it worked for me. Otherwise, I used identical html.

2 Answers

redcamel2
redcamel2
4,751 Points
redcamel2
redcamel2
4,751 Points

Hey William.

The beginning and end of the <a> tag should go on the outside of the <li> tag like this

        <a href="index.html"><li>portfolio</li></a>

Hope this helps and please make this a best answer.

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

The link tags shouldn't be on the outside but the inside. This is not valid html.

redcamel2
redcamel2
4,751 Points

I don't know what to say bec that code passed the challenge.

Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points
Damien Watson
Damien Watson
27,419 Points

Hi William,

The link names need to be capitalised 'Portfolio', not 'portfolio':

    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
      <nav>
        <ul>
          <li><a href="index.html">Portfolio</a></li>
          <li><a href="about.html">About</a></li>
          <li><a href="contact.html">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
      </nav>
    </header>