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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Jill Hawley
Jill Hawley
736 Points

How do I -Make sure you define the HTML tag for the document root.

I typed <html> - what am I missing

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

3 Answers

Sigurjon Johannesson
Sigurjon Johannesson
5,453 Points

You need to close you html tag. =D

Jill Hawley
Jill Hawley
736 Points

Thanks so much!

Galen Cook
Galen Cook
2,463 Points
Galen Cook
Galen Cook
2,463 Points

All you need is the first line of code. Your second line of code is an opening html tag, which is where you put the page information.

Sigurjon Johannesson
Sigurjon Johannesson
5,453 Points
Sigurjon Johannesson
Sigurjon Johannesson
5,453 Points

Your Welcome,

Can you vote my answer, Best answer =)