Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Will Rapuano
Will Rapuano
1,084 Points
Posted by Will Rapuano
Will Rapuano
1,084 Points

How do I create the HTML element that will serve as the document root in challenge task 2?

I don't know how to complete the challenge.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

the document root is the html tag.

you need to add both an opening and closing tag as well as the doctype

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html>
</html>