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

Akwa Dike
Akwa Dike
4,286 Points
Posted by Akwa Dike
Akwa Dike
4,286 Points

Help with linking pages

why wont it work

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Nick Pettit</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
             <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>
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a>
    </header>
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2013 Nick Pettit.</p>
    </footer>
  </body>
</html>

1 Answer

Adam Holt
Adam Holt
3,028 Points
Adam Holt
Adam Holt
3,028 Points

Hey looks like the anchor tag ends further down above the closing header tag.

    <header>
      <a href="index.html">
        <h1>Nick Pettit</h1>
        <h2>Designer</h2>
      </a> <!-- This is the closing tag for the first link -->
    </header>