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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Martin Barron
Martin Barron
8,478 Points
Posted by Martin Barron
Martin Barron
8,478 Points

Hey. Sorry I can't see what iv done wrong on this page. Can you help?

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Martin Portfolio<title>
</head>
<body>
  <header>
      <h1>Martin Barron</h1>
      <h2>Does<h2>
  </header>
  <section> 
      <p>Gallery goes here</p>
  </section>
  <footer> 
      <p>&copy; Martin Barron. </p>
  </footer>
</body>
</html>
Christian Andersson
Christian Andersson
8,712 Points

Hey Martin,

could you please post the code as you see it in the editor? I believe what you posted is the output you see in the browser, right?

3 Answers

Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points
Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

You didn't close the title tag. Just add the / in the second <title> tag. Do the same for the h2. Your code corrected:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>Martin Portfolio</title>
</head>
<body>
  <header>
      <h1>Martin Barron</h1>
      <h2>Does</h2>
  </header>
  <section> 
      <p>Gallery goes here</p>
  </section>
  <footer> 
      <p>&copy; Martin Barron. </p>
  </footer>
</body>
</html>
Martin Barron
Martin Barron
8,478 Points
Martin Barron
Martin Barron
8,478 Points

Two tags not closed and I really thought I'd managed to outsmart the system!

Thank you all very much for your help!

Steven Griffiths
Steven Griffiths
3,165 Points
Steven Griffiths
Steven Griffiths
3,165 Points

I recommend closing the tag immediately after opening it.

So for example, you type this first

<title></title>

Then you move the cursor in between the tags and type your content.

<title>Martin Portfolio</title>

I used to stare at the screen for ages wondering what was wrong with the code and get very frustrated. Doing this will save a lot of time and wasted energy shouting at your computer screen!