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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Rekha Iyengar
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Rekha Iyengar
UX Design Techdegree Student 9,170 Points
Posted by Rekha Iyengar
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Rekha Iyengar
UX Design Techdegree Student 9,170 Points

How do you Define the html doctype tag I wrote <!DOCTYPE html>

How do you Define the html doctype tag I wrote <!DOCTYPE html>

index.html 
  <! DOCTYPE html>
  <html></html>

2 Answers

andi mitre
STAFF
andi mitre
Treehouse Guest Teacher
andi mitre
andi mitre
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hey Rekha, very close

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
</html>
Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

With some things, whitespace is very important.

You're on the right track, you just can't have a space between the ! and DOCTYPE

<!DOCTYPE html>

Jason :)