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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

sergio verdeza
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sergio verdeza
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Posted by sergio verdeza
sergio verdeza
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Create the HTML element that will serve as the document root.

:root { ? declarations }

Not sure what they mean? I know the html is a root document.

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bothxp
bothxp
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

</html>
Lucas Parks
Lucas Parks
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that's exactly what I'm doing and it will not accept that! :(

Abraham Korssa
Abraham Korssa
235 Points

wont work

Benjamin Singer
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Benjamin Singer
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Benjamin Singer
Benjamin Singer
Courses Plus Student 413 Points

<html>

Should be your document root element! Sorry, this seems to keep deleting my answer, because it's HTML code.

The root element is generally the html tag.

Benjamin Singer
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Benjamin Singer
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Benjamin Singer
Benjamin Singer
Courses Plus Student 413 Points

That's what I was trying to do! ^^