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CSS How to Make a Website Beginning HTML and CSS Write an HTML Element

Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points
Posted by Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points

I have a problem making the same shortcuts. Even when I change the keyboard to us or uk the shortcuts doesn't work?

<h1>Kajsa</h1>

index.html 
<h1
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Kajsa,

Are you working on a PC or Mac and what shortcut do you need just so I can give any examples that may be needed?

Thanks

-Rich

Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points
Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points

Im trying to write this with shortcuts on a mac <h1></h1>

Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points
Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points

Im trying the closure code on the tag above...

3 Answers

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points
Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi,

On a Mac or PC the > symbol can usually be found above the full stop / period.

So Shift(possibly displayed as an upwards arrow) and . are the keys that would be used to generate > (next to the < symbol you have already created).

Hope that helps.

-Rich

Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points
Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points

Thats the problem. I only get >_ while using the correct shortcut. It would be annoying to have to type every key separately. Maybe there is something wrong with my keyboard.

Rich Bagley
Rich Bagley
25,869 Points

Hi Kajsa,

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding but not sure I follow. To generate the below you would normally have to type shift, comma, h, 1, shift, full stop:

<h1>

The same would go for any other tags (replacing the h and 1 appropriately). Is that what you mean?

-Rich

Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points
Kajsa Albertsson
Kajsa Albertsson
191 Points

My problem comes after I have written <h1> and I'm trying to write the closing tag by using shift + . To get the closing tab </h1> It doesn't work. By writing shift + . I get (even trying out different keyboards) SWE: ;? US: <_ UK:>_

Its very annoying to have to write </h1> separately every time as the keyboards not work as the instruction video says :(

Kajsa