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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

C. Aiello
C. Aiello
770 Points
Posted by C. Aiello
C. Aiello
770 Points

Creating an html element that will serve as a document root?

How do I create in code an html element that will serve as a document root?

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Carolee Aiello | Web Designer</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Carolee Aiello</h1>
    <header>
      <section>Gallery of Designs</section>
      <footer></footer>
   </body>
 </html>

3 Answers

Samuel Key
Samuel Key
3,310 Points
Samuel Key
Samuel Key
3,310 Points

You've already done it:

<html>

</html>
Brandon McClelland
Brandon McClelland
4,645 Points
Brandon McClelland
Brandon McClelland
4,645 Points

It looks like you already have....

By declaring the Doctype to be html and then adding the html tag, the element is created.