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HTML How to Make a Website HTML First Use HTML Elements

Posted by Kevin Rice
Kevin Rice
251 Points

I need help on a project Im a beginner and It keeps saying at section tag isnt this it? <section></section>

i need help Im stuck in web design

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 <head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
   <title>Kevin Rice |Designer</title>
  </head>
  <body>
  <header>
    <h1>Kevin Rice</h1>
    </header
    <section></section>
    <footer>
      <p>&copy; 2016 Kevin Rice</p>
      mrdmarketing15@gmail.com</footer>
  </body>
</html>

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're doing great, but somehow you managed to delete a closing tag in a previous line. Take a look at your code:

  <header>
    <h1>Kevin Rice</h1>
    </header

And here is the corrected code:

  <header>
    <h1>Kevin Rice</h1>
    </header> <!-- note the addition of the closed angle bracket here -->

Because the previous line is causing an error, it can't make it to your new <section> tag. You'll find this to be a common theme when debugging (in multiple languages). If you can't find the error on the exact line that you're looking, try looking upwards in your code. Very often, the cause of the problem is before the line you're coding on.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Kevin,

Sorry I could not reply to your answer request sooner, Jennifer Nordell has provided a very detailed and correct answer to your question.

Craig :)